Strong as a MotherShembull

I love a good closet cleanout. There is a very liberating feeling that comes from those three piles: keep here, give away, throw away; I can really get into a flow and start clearing things out. One time, I was deep in a cleanout zone and got a little carried away. In all of the excitement, I ended up getting rid of a dress that I liked a lot and was one of my husband’s favorites. When we are careless, we tend to throw out good things in life.

Here in Hebrews is today’s reminder: be careful with yourself and take care of your confidence. For all of its tough parading, confidence is a pretty tender little thing, isn’t she? All it can take is a project that didn’t turn out just right, a call from your sister, or a scan through old photos, and suddenly confidence is fleeting. The writer of Hebrews knows that and reminds us to hold on to our confidence. The product of our confidence is the ability to do the will of God, something that gives us great reward.

May you hold fast to your confidence and be strengthened today.

Dear God, help me to value the confidence that You have given me. I ask for focus. Help me to not be careless. Guard me from anything that would try to steal my confidence in You. In Jesus Name, Amen.