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Psalm 56

We see in 1 Sam. 21 David had some great victories, a quick rise to fame, he built a fan base… now The King who once befriended him is trying to kill him, he is alone, on the run and ends up in the hands of his true enemies the Philistines. 

 

Here in Psalm 56 he shares his heart, his hurts, his fears, his worries… but then in the middle of this he says this:

This I know: God is on my side! 

 

Look its one thing to say this on a sunny day, stocks are up, driving a new car, marriage is rocking the bed regularly and you are healthy… 

But this is one of those great divine set ups we see in scripture…. things are horrible… but - BOOM!

 

That David teaches us something through.

Even when its bad… God is good… he is on our side.

How did he build this confidence?

Here are 3 things from his life…

  -  He was faithful in the small things: Watching sheep, fighting off bears and lions…

Its not enough that others look at us and see that we are faithful in the small things… it is imperative that we ourselves can see ourselves as faithful. 

Our own self doubt is fed by haphazard living…

commit and get it done! 

You might say… but a bear and a lion don’t seem like small things.

See this is the secret we miss: They are not small at the time… but when you are standing in front of Goliath who is 8 feet tall, 450 pounds is waving a spear that weighs 70lbs oh… and his army is behind him screaming war cries… you at that point realize Lions and tigers and bears were small things… 

Be faithful in the small things.

 

 

  -  2 He looked back on past victories.

When he took on Goliath he pointed out to his brothers and the King his past victories…

Again, lets look at the secret we might miss here… he is really looking back on Gods victories that he gave David. 

I face something big, I build my confidence by looking at what God has gotten me through in the past

Cancer, bad marriage, financial ruin, family relationships…

Now when things are bad I can walk in confidence because of seeing the past victories. 

 

 

  -  3  he was himself

you want to feel a lack of confidence that is overwhelming? Try to be someone you are not. Try to be your brother, your Dad, your neighbor, the cool guy at work etc… 

 

When David faced Goliath the King wanted him to put on his armor… but David tried it on and realized… this is not me! 

It may have looked impressive and even held some type of authority to it as far as what others saw… but it slowed him down… that’ll kill your confidence. 

 

Im not the best teacher… but Im me

I am not the best husband… but Im me

I am not the best guitar player or singer… but I’m me

I am not the best graphic artist, but I am me

Im not the best at memorizing scripture… but I am me

 

 

Confidence

Many people we know are hurt terribly by little things we call “social slights.” It is a well known psychological fact that the people who become offended the easiest have the lowest self-esteem.  It is the person who feels undeserving, doubts his own capabilities, and has a poor opinion of himself who becomes jealous at the drop of a hat.  Jealousy, which is the scourge of many marriages, is nearly always caused by self-doubt.  The person with adequate self-esteem doesn’t feel hostile toward others, isn’t out to prove anything, can see the facts more clearly, and isn’t demanding in his claims on other people.

The Psychology of Winning, Dr. Dennis Waitley,p.39

 

 

Tongue in cheek 

confidence is what you have when you don’t fully understand what’s going on! 

Pretty accurate right?

But the truth is… wether or not I know what is going on, God does. Thus I can be confident!