“Confident faith” is a characteristic that we as coaches need to embrace every day of our lives. Acts 6:1-7 is a great demonstration of “confident faith,” as the apostle Paul writes about discipleship. The church was upset with numerous things involving widows and therefore, the 12 disciples gave them a talk and told the congregation to pick seven men of good reputation to lead them. The people liked what they had to say and decided to choose seven men to lead them. The chosen seven were: Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus. You may have never heard of them before, but we read that the reason they were so special was because Paul tells us they were, “full of faith and of the Holy Spirit.” We see at the end of the passage that the Word of God continued to be preached, the number of disciples multiplied, and even priests were being obedient to this faith! How did this core group of seven chosen leaders accomplish this calling? They were full of “confident faith,” and these are the characteristics that it displays.
1. Confident faith sees every failure as an opportunity to get better.
James chapter 1 tells us to, "count it all joy..." Through both failure and trials, we need to see them as an opportunity to become better.
2. Confident faith spends its time doing what it's called to do.
Don't get discouraged if you are not an expert in your calling right away. Despite the lack of experience, it is essential to stick to what you're called to do!
3. Confident faith chooses the right people to tackle the problem.
The congregation chose 7 men who were full of the spirit and wisdom. The people that they chose were already in the church, but they just needed to be noticed. Find somebody who is passionate about fixing the problem even if they aren't experts.
4. Confident faith trusts the team to come up with the solution.
Have faith in your team. Don't try to do everything on you own. The 12 disciples could have tried to fix everything on their own, but instead they allowed the church to pick their own leaders to find a solution.