VOT: January 20, 2024- Confidence the anti-dote of Contention and Confrontation “The C-factor”

VOT: January 20, 2024
Confidence the anti-dote of Contention and Confrontation “The C-factor”
The anti-dote of fear and anxiety is declaring confidently our true identity in Jesus Christ.
David demonstrated confidence and trust in God, and was not afraid to confront Goliath like all others. On the contrary, he boldly confronted Goliath and put him in his defeated state, referring to him as an “Uncircumcised Philistine” while he made his own identity clear as one who had the backing of innumerable company of angels, Jehovah Saboath “The Lord of Hosts” You must know who you are and make your contenders know that you are not their match. When you declare your identity, you automatically win the battle in advance to validate 1 John 5:4.
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”
‭‭I John‬ ‭5:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.
Some of the C’s that will empower and equip us to emerge victorious as more than conquerors are as follows:
C-1: Confront your contenders boldly by declaring your identity in Christ. Let the contenders know that you know who you are and whose you are.
C-2: Confess the Word of God and it’s potency over the mountain or Goliath. Calling to remembrance past victories will validate your faith and establish present and future victories.
C-3: Conquer by using your spiritual weapons.
“Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” I Samuel‬ ‭17:36-37‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.
“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭35‬-‭39‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.