Be Bold & Confident
By: Zach Wood
Acts 7:54-56
Not only does God tell us not to worry, but He wants us to be bold and confident. That is downright hard for many of us. When we initially think of being bold and confident for God it can frighten us many times. Depending on our personalities and where we are in our journey and faith in God, we react differently.
In the book of Acts, we see a man named Stephen who was full of the Holy Spirit and filled with Gods power and stood before the Sanhedrin giving them a powerful speech. At the end of that, not too many people were thrilled and they dragged him out of the city and stoned him.
When I read this passage, I often wonder if I could be so bold? What is sometimes keeping me from the willingness to do anything for God? By sharing this passage, Im not trying to say God is going to call you to lose your life for Him in this kind of situation, but if the situation presented itself, would you be bold and confident and proud to lose your life for Him?
Often, when I get into situations where I am encountering people with questions, I fear and worry that I wont know the answers to their questions. Im scared many times that I wont know the right words to share. Maybe some of you deal with the same problem.
There are many times that sins we have in our life keep us from following God, but also times when its our lack of confidence and boldness. We become afraid of the unknown and dont want to step forward in complete faith.
So I want to ask you these important questions. What keeps you from following God? What is holding you back? What keeps you from being completely and totally devoted?
By: Zach Wood
Acts 7:54-56
Not only does God tell us not to worry, but He wants us to be bold and confident. That is downright hard for many of us. When we initially think of being bold and confident for God it can frighten us many times. Depending on our personalities and where we are in our journey and faith in God, we react differently.
In the book of Acts, we see a man named Stephen who was full of the Holy Spirit and filled with Gods power and stood before the Sanhedrin giving them a powerful speech. At the end of that, not too many people were thrilled and they dragged him out of the city and stoned him.
When I read this passage, I often wonder if I could be so bold? What is sometimes keeping me from the willingness to do anything for God? By sharing this passage, Im not trying to say God is going to call you to lose your life for Him in this kind of situation, but if the situation presented itself, would you be bold and confident and proud to lose your life for Him?
Often, when I get into situations where I am encountering people with questions, I fear and worry that I wont know the answers to their questions. Im scared many times that I wont know the right words to share. Maybe some of you deal with the same problem.
There are many times that sins we have in our life keep us from following God, but also times when its our lack of confidence and boldness. We become afraid of the unknown and dont want to step forward in complete faith.
So I want to ask you these important questions. What keeps you from following God? What is holding you back? What keeps you from being completely and totally devoted?
