Hold On To Your Confidence When Called To Your Mission

Sometimes you may feel like you're stuck on the benches of life 
Not knowing if you'll ever get in the game causing you anquish and strife 
Dismissed and unused never getting a chance to play 
Just praying for an opportunity to hopefully shine one day 
Yet the longer you sit idle your confidence dwindles to the ground 
Feelings of despair that life has somehow let you down 
You need to hold on to your confidence by trusting in the Lord God 
Knowing your ability,  knowing your capabilities with self assurance in your heart

Just don't be arrogant which an exaggeration of what you think you know 
Remember God is in control and its He who runs the show 
Just wait to use the gifts that God has given to you 
Just wait for your season it will be coming true
Understand that your mission is godly ordained 
Understand that your calling is godly arranged 
You might be overlooked and passed over for the task 
Just hold on to your confidence your time will come at last 

My son loved basketball and he always had a dream 
That he would make it onto his junior high school team 
And lo and behold his dream came to be 
He became a member of the varsity 
Yet he sat on the bench game after game 
And I could see his confidence start to wain 
And when the coach finally put him in
My son overcompensated trying to win 
Mistake after mistake my child endured 
His confidence in his ability had fallen through the floor 

And following that game we prayed so that my son could see
That if you trust in the talents God's. given you there will be victory 
And the next time my son played for his team 
He scored 31 points thus fulfilling his dream 

Jesus sees you and He knows your potential 
Jesus sees you and to Him you are essential 
Yes God shows up at the benches in life 
And He will put you in the game when the time is right 
So hold on to your confidence and keep pushing ahead
You will be called to your mission and by the Holy Spirit be lead
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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