By Jun P. Espina | Last updated on June 21st, 2021 at 07:42 pm
Have Confidence and Move Forward ▸
THE ONLY PROVEN method to move forward in life with confidence is not the recipe of college education, a good job, or a bounteous inheritance. Life is God-given; we cannot isolate it from God’s mysterious nature and qualities. Our love for our family, for example, is priceless. It can neither be bought, copied, nor duplicated. In Steve Jobs’ last words [some said Jobs did not say it!], he mentioned how worthless was his wealth and fame compared to his loved ones. God is love; He taught us love or intense feeling of affection with the mark of God’s imprimatur in it. Why the young kids make us happy? We see the joy in their baby talk and artless entertainment. It is because “God loves the little children.” Why are we indignant with robbers, rapists, and even the bad-mouthing of our leaders and friends? Well, it is on account of God’s hatred of what is sinful and evil. Cruelty fills us with revulsion. We are God’s image, full of our maker’s fingerprints. We can feel His anger. Hence, we can move forward in life with the confidence only in the mighty hand of God—only if we believe we are safe in His loving arms. Wrote the Apostle Paul: “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?” (Rom. 8:31)