“Where are you looking for your confidence” | Eric Saunders | Rise and Ruin #mbc #shorts

Where are you looking for confidence Where are you looking for confidence this morning? this morning? this morning? Where? Where? Where? For too many of you, you are looking in For too many of you, you are looking in For too many of you, you are looking in the wrong place for the answer. the wrong place for the answer. the wrong place for the answer. You are. You are. You are. For too many of you, you are like Saul For too many of you, you are like Saul For too many of you, you are like Saul looking to yourself for the answer to looking to yourself for the answer to looking to yourself for the answer to your confidence, and when you do, your confidence, and when you do, your confidence, and when you do, that will never produce true confidence. that will never produce true confidence. that will never produce true confidence. It never will. It never will. It never will. Listen. Listen. Listen. You try to find your confidence in your You try to find your confidence in your You try to find your confidence in your looks, and it might work until you get looks, and it might work until you get looks, and it might work until you get older. older. older. You try to find your confidence in your You try to find your confidence in your You try to find your confidence in your bank account, and it works until you bank account, and it works until you bank account, and it works until you lose your job. lose your job. lose your job. You find your confidence in your family You find your confidence in your family You find your confidence in your family name, and it works until somebody in name, and it works until somebody in name, and it works until somebody in your family tarnishes that name. your family tarnishes that name. your family tarnishes that name. You find your confidence in your You find your confidence in your You find your confidence in your ability, and it works [laughter] until ability, and it works [laughter] until ability, and it works [laughter] until somebody comes along, and they have more somebody comes along, and they have more somebody comes along, and they have more ability than you do. Listen, looking ability than you do. Listen, looking ability than you do. Listen, looking into yourself for confidence will only into yourself for confidence will only into yourself for confidence will only produce insecurity, anxiety, and produce insecurity, anxiety, and produce insecurity, anxiety, and despair, and you see that in the life of despair, and you see that in the life of despair, and you see that in the life of Saul. But, But, do you know where you can find true do you know where you can find true do you know where you can find true confidence?

confidence? confidence? Listen, when your identity, when your Listen, when your identity, when your Listen, when your identity, when your understanding of who you are is rooted understanding of who you are is rooted understanding of who you are is rooted in who God has declared you to be. Listen, if you've trusted in Christ, Listen, if you've trusted in Christ, do you know who God has declared you to do you know who God has declared you to do you know who God has declared you to be? John 1:12 tells us, it says, "But to all John 1:12 tells us, it says, "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his who did receive him, who believed in his who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave them the right to become name, he gave them the right to become name, he gave them the right to become what?" Children of God. what?" Children of God. what?" Children of God. >> [sighs] >> [sighs] >> [sighs] >> Listen, you are a child of God this >> Listen, you are a child of God this >> Listen, you are a child of God this morning, McLean Bible Church. morning, McLean Bible Church. morning, McLean Bible Church. And for too many of us, we refuse to And for too many of us, we refuse to And for too many of us, we refuse to take confidence in who God has declared take confidence in who God has declared take confidence in who God has declared us to be.