The monk and poet Thomas Merton penned these words:

My God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me, I cannot know for certain where it will end … but I will not fear, for you are ever with me.

If self-esteem means confidence & confidence means being sure about what’s going to happen, then we’re all out of luck in the self-esteem department. None of us knows the answers to much of the important questions in life. If that fact makes us terribly insecure, we’re going to be in for a whole lot of fear, worry & anxiety.

The truly confident person knows that life is much more of a process & a journey than a matter of answers & destinations. It is one thing not to know where the road leads—but quite another to be paralyzed because we don’t know. If the open road makes us too frightened & insecure, we will probably miss all the lovely scenery along the way. And we won’t learn the lessons of the journey.

Confidence arises from God's grace, not circumstances. Just because the road is uncertain doesn’t mean that we are. If we will get out of God's way and allow Him to walk ahead of us, we will have all the security we need.

Confidence in God turns insecurity into trust.

Until next weeks meditorial this is

the Monty’man wishing… Serenity For You!