Confidence

My roommate and I have a theme song.  Almost every morning, one of us will say something like “you know what time it is…”  Then we proceed to blast and sing along with David Archuleta’s “Glorious” on repeat for about fifteen minutes.

If you haven't seen it, you have to listen to it!

Verse 2 is my favorite:

     You will know how to let it ring out as you discover who you are
     Others around you will start to wake up
     To the sounds that are in their hearts
     It's so amazing, what we're all creating

  

When we discover and understand who we are, we positively influence those around us.  They start to understand their identity more fully.  It’s a repeating circle.

While it’s wonderful to think about being able to help others value their identity, sometimes it’s hard to know the best way to build personal confidence.  There must be over a million articles titled “How to Be Confident,” and they all say something different.

I believe that gaining more confidence and understanding our identity has less to do with believing in ourselves, as many articles suggest, and more to do with believing in the Plan of Salvation.   

The Plan of Salvation is God's plan for the happiness of His children.  It provides answers to these questions: "Where did I come from?"  "What is my purpose in life?"  Where will I go after this life?"  If you would like to learn more about it, click here.

When we believe in the Plan of Salvation, we are believing in Jesus Christ.  Jesus Christ will never fail us.  Consequently, we can have continual confidence because the source of our confidence is unfailing.  We might make mistakes or others might let us down, but our confidence will remain intact because it is based on Jesus Christ.

Let us pause to consider the source of our confidence.  Is it centered on the right thing? 

I know that when we build our confidence on the right thing, our understanding of who are will become so powerful that others will naturally “start to wake up to the sounds that are in their hearts.”

**In case you want to read all the lyrics to “Glorious,” here they are:

[Verse 1:]

There are times when you might feel aimless
You can't see the places where you belong
But you will find that there is a purpose
It's been there within you all along and when you're near it
You can almost hear it.

[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start to figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece in their own melodies
In each one of us, oh, it's glorious

[Verse 2:]
You will know how to let it ring out as you discover who you are
Others around you will start to wake up
To the sounds that are in their hearts
It's so amazing, what we're all creating

[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start to figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece in their own melodies
In each one of us, oh, it's glorious

[Bridge:]
And as you feel the notes build higher
You will see

[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start to figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece in their own melodies
In each one of us, oh, it's glorious