Paul says "I am confident of this very thing that He who began a good work in you
will perfect it until the day of Christ." Philippians 1:6

       I am sure you saw the devastation from the tornadoes that took place throughout the South. I was watching the news one day and they were interviewing a pastor in Alabama who was standing in what was left of his church after a tornado destroyed all but the steel structure. The pastor was asked this question: "Does this much devastation cause you to question your faith?" He responded to the newscaster: "In spite of this adversity, I have enough evidence to have confidence that God is in control." In that moment of great trauma and adversity, when it was so easy to doubt God, this pastor did not flinch. He declared with great God-confidence that God is still in control. The phrase "there is enough evidence to have confidence" continues to resonate in my mind. It begs the question: "Do you have enough evidence to have God-confidence?" The reason I ask this question is that I see so many Christians today that are experiencing little, if any confidence in God's ability or His promises.

     Why is there such a lack of it? Could it be from a lack of evidence? Could it be that we have not experienced enough of God's supernatural transformation in our lives that we can confidently say that "we have enough evidence to be confident." The real tragedy is that we have the Spirit living within us who eternally desires more than we do to supernaturally transform our lives. However, if we choose to live independent from Him or live life in our own ability and power then we will never have enough evidence. Then, when trauma, conflict, and adversity comes (and it will), we will discover how much God-confidence we truly lack.

     How do we build God-confidence? Simply by taking steps of faith and allowing Him to make His supernatural work evident in our lives.  As you truly experience these changes, they will grow your God-confidence. Your desire to seek Him and thirst for Him will grow. As you move down this path of dependence, God will grow your faith to a place where even the gates of hell coming against you cannot shake your God-confidence.

     Therefore, my prayer for you today, is that you will depend on God to transform you and to be your Source for life. As you do, I pray that your confidence in God will grow to a point that when tragedy strikes in your life you will say with this pastor: "I have enough evidence to have (God-)confidence."