HELEN SANDERS
5-15-2026
WHO IS YOUR CONFIDENCE IN?

There are many naturally gifted people that excel in intellect and abilities that others do not have or cannot do. Often, this leads to confidence in themselves and can become prideful.

We must remember what James said in chapter 1:17 which says: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

When we realize that any giftings that we have come from God, it should humble us. God can just as easily remove that gifting as He gave it.

When we acknowledge Him and what He has done, we can be confident in God and not ourselves. God does the work in us and we reap his benefits.

In Acts 12: 21-23 we see an example of what happens when we take the glory for what belongs to God. It says: “And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them [those in his kingdom] And the people gave a shout, saying, ‘It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.’ And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”

He had confidence in his own self, which brought pride, and it ended in his destruction. Our confidence and praise should always be in God and for God. Do not ever let pride control you. You may have a future with worms that you had not planned upon!