Confidence: A Small Word with a Deep Impact

Confidence. It’s such a small word, but it carries so much weight, doesn’t it?

I’ve been thinking about how funny confidence can be. It doesn’t just show up one day and stick around forever. It comes in waves. Some days, I feel bold and secure—like I know exactly who I am and what I’m doing. But other days? I find myself shrinking back, second guessing everything, unsure of how to move forward.

And then there’s the weirdest part: how I can feel so confident in one area of my life, yet so insecure in another. I can walk into a room feeling strong in my friendships but totally unsure of my gifts. Or I can know what I believe, but not know how to live it out with boldness or grace.

Confidence hasn’t always come easily for me. In fact, for most of my life, it didn’t come naturally at all. I used to think confidence meant being fearless or outgoing or always knowing the right answer. I thought it was something other girls just had and that I somehow missed the memo.

But here’s what the Lord has been teaching me:

True confidence doesn’t come from what we do—it comes from who we belong to.

The kind of confidence that lasts—the kind that’s anchored and secure—isn’t rooted in our performance or popularity or even personality.

It’s rooted in the unchanging truth of God’s Word.

Scripture says in Proverbs 3:26,

“For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.”

Let that sink in.

The Lord will be your confidence.

Not your GPA. Not your relationships. Not how “together” you seem.

God Himself wants to be the One who steadies your feet and secures your steps.

A few weeks ago, someone complimented me and said, “You just seem so sure of who you are.”

And I was honestly shocked. Because a few years ago, no one would have said that about me. I was in a place of questioning everything. I was performing more than I was resting. I was trying to earn approval instead of living from identity. I was doing a lot—but at what cost?

So when she said that—“you seem so sure of who you are”—I realized something had shifted. Not overnight. Not because I “fixed myself.”

It changed when I stopped trying to build my confidence on my own strength and started building it on God’s promises.

The lessons i have learned as i have grown in confidence and am still growing in it:

You don’t need to have it all figured out to walk with boldness.

You don’t need to be the loudest, the most outgoing, or the most certain

Confidence is not about being perfect—it’s about being planted.

So, to anyone else who feels unsure right now:

God is not waiting for you to be more confident before He uses you.

He’s simply inviting you to come close, be present, and believe what He already says about you.

Because when your confidence is rooted in Him, it can’t be shaken by circumstance.

And one day, you’ll look back and realize just how far you’ve come and how far He’s carried you.