Day 2 | Good Reasons to be Convinced

Reflection

Yesterday, we introduced six things that help grow our confidence as whole-life disciples: being convinced, community, compassion, consistency, competence, and courage.

For the next six days, we’ll look at the first one: confidence through being convinced. Knowing why we are convinced in our faith is the vital key to being confident.

Look at Romans 8:38-39 again. It has the most comprehensive list imaginable of things that cannot separate us from the love of God. Honestly, is there any major life event or concern not covered in the list?

I can mentally list my concerns and uncertainties and compare them with the categories in these verses: issues of life or death, including health concerns, ‘spiritual’ matters, things that may or may not happen today or tomorrow, people with power and authority… they’re all covered in these verses. In fact, when I think up any other concern, it’s surely covered by the catch-all, ‘neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation'.

As we grow to accept that none of these things can take away the love of God, our confidence grows. It builds up our hearts and breaks down our concerns. There is a prayerful and powerful chain reaction here: the more we consider the love of God, the more convinced we are of it; and the more convinced we are, the more confident we are.

Today, in whatever you do, wherever you are, God’s love is stronger than your hassles, uncertainties, and worries. The love of God wins.

Responding in prayer

Thank you that Your love trumps any category of concern I am dealing with today.

Lord, help me to remember Your love wins.

Wherever I find myself, in my places of work, rest, or play, may I live with the confidence Your love for me brings.