QT Session 10: Cultivating Confidence Through Community

Confidence in Christ directly connects to the connections you cultivate throughout your life.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 is one of my favorite scriptures of all time. The ESV reads: Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!

One of the best kept secrets that I’ve ever discovered is that community gives us greater confidence in the Lord every moment that we spend together if we’re in a godly community.

Let’s talk about 5 benefits community offers. 

1. In Exodus, we see that friendship gives us the confidence to do hard things. 
2. In Ruth, we find that Godly community gives us the confidence to hope again. Ruth’s presence was a consistent reminder that Naomi had permission to hope again. 
3. In 1 Samuel, we see Godly community also gives you the confidence to pursue Life, and if you want to hear a sermon I preached on the subject of David and Jonathan, you can find it here.
4. In Luke, we see Godly community helps you remember God will fulfill His word, like he did for Elizabeth.
5. Lastly, I bless Jesus for the confidence that He’s given all of us to surrender, just as He did for the early church. It's all throughout the New Testament, and it's just as necessary now as it was then.

What have you become curious about lately? Where are you turning for advice, and are they leading you closer to Christ or causing you to doubt His existence altogether? These are questions worth considering, and I'd like to invite you to think about them seriously.

In order to evaluate your friendships, write down the names of your friends that come to mind next to the following categories.

• People Who Encourage Me to Do Hard Things in Christ
• People Who Encourage Me to Hope in the Lord
• People Who Encourage Me to Seek Jesus: the Way, the Truth, and the Life
• People Who Encourage Me to Remember the Lord will Perform His Word in My Life
• People Who Encourage Me to Surrender My Will Instead of Attempting to Force It

Don't forget to connect with me on on IG. I'd love to be a regular part of your community, too. I'm at @candidliv

Additional Resources

Listen to the sermon I preached about David and Jonathan here on Apple.

Remember, God's best work begins at the end of our comfort zones. Read the devotional I wrote in connection with this episode on YouVersion. It now has over 2500 completions, and I believe it will bless you.

Here's the Confident Collaborations Quiz

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