A prayer for our girl's confidence in Christ by Chelsea de Mateus, read by Liam Arton.

It's better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man, Psalm 118.

I can still remember lingering through the hallways of high school, feeling like my whole world

was held within the walls of one building.

My confidence was fully rooted in that one single place.

From my friendships and relationships, through my school activities and sports, I could

not see myself apart from one place that held so much of my life.

In this high school season, I also had no relationship with the Lord.

I prayed.

I had a friend who talked with me about Jesus regularly, but I had no foundation set

in who he was and what he said about me.

Being chosen was in the eyes of how the young men perceived me.

Being smart was held in the hands of my teachers.

Being was found in my level of popularity.

This is what a lot of our girls face today.

They put their confidence in the hands of everyone else and forget or don't even know

about the confidence they should have in Christ.

Not because of all he can do for us, but all that he has done out of his deep love for

us.

This confidence in the world is the exact opposite of confidence in Christ.

And we, as bold believers of the Lord, need to fight on the front lines for the hearts

of our younger generation.

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