giving a middle -finger- jazz- solo to insecurity.

"I firmly believe that confidence gives

 us permission to be different,

 to be unique"

 (Joyce Meyers)

I was recently thinking about how powerful confidence is; the lack of it can hold you back and the acceptance of our confidence given by the Creator can propel us into impossibility.

When I don't feel confident (physically, mentally, spiritually or in my ability) I become a person who second guess every decision. Things I would normally feel completely suited for, become areas of my life where I feel like maybe I'm not worthy or able.


For most of my life I have allowed confidence (or a lack there of) to hold me back in so many ways. Have you ever been guilty of that? Do you know that we when lack confidence we are insulting our Creator?

"For the Lord will be your confidence

and will keep your foot from being snared"

Proverbs 3:26

so on this Friday, it may not be the most lady-like

gesture, but I would like to give a big old middle finger jazz solo

to my insecurity, self doubt, self consciousness  and thoughts of not being

beautiful

intelligent

talented

important

wanted

loved

able

"a person without confidence is like an airplane sitting on a runway with empty

fuel tanks. The plane has the ability to fly, but without fuel, it's not getting of the ground.

confidence is our fuel. our confidence, our belief that we can succeed, gets us started and helps

us finish every challenge we tackle in life. without confidence,

a woman will live in fear and never feel fulfilled. confidence allows us to face

life with boldness, openness, and honesty. it enables us to live without worry

and to feel save. it allows us to live authentically. we don't have to pretend to be somebody we're

not because we are secure in who we are"

(The Confident Woman, Joyce Meyers)