THE CONFIDENT WOMAN DEVOTIONAL: BOLDNESS OR PRIDE?

A confident woman takes action. I have heard that there are two types of people
in the world: the ones who wait for something to happen and the ones who make
something happen. Some people are naturally shy, while others are naturally
bold, but with God on our side we can live in the supernatural, not the
natural.

We all have something to overcome. A naturally bold person has to overcome
pride, excessive aggression, and false confidence, while the naturally shy must
overcome anxiety, timidity, the temptation to withdraw from challenges, and low
confidence.

A bold person can often be assertive to the point of being rude. What some
people think is boldness is, in reality, pride – which is one of the things
God’s Word says He hates. It seems that bold people just naturally assume they
are right about most things, and they don’t mind telling other people just how
right they are. And, while confidence is a good thing, egotism is not. Thank
God we can benefit from our strengths and overcome our weaknesses through His
help.