Confidence in Christ

Ever since my freshman year in high school I have wanted to be an NBA analyst for ESPN -- after I realized I might not ever make it to the NBA. My plan is to become a sports journalist for a newspaper, and then work my way into sports broadcasting. Here at EvCC I have taken just about every journalism class offered, including being a part of The Clipper’s newspaper staff for what will be five quarters after this quarter.

My first two quarters with The Clipper I was the lone sports writer, a position I cherished because that is what I want to become in the future. I was able to focus on just writing about sports and not worry about what else made the paper -- as long as my stories were in. I had developed a comfort zone in the paper and I worked really hard to show why my work deserved to fill the sports pages.

Last year, my advisor asked me if I wanted to be an Editor-in-Chief of the paper for the next quarters to come. At first I didn’t think I would be good enough to be a leader of the paper because I just focused on sports and knew little of everything else in the paper. I wasn’t confident in my leadership abilities.

1 John 2:28 says, “And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.” If I am not confident before a group of striving journalists, how can I expect to be confident when Jesus returns?

Moses was also a man who didn’t feel like he could be a good leader. When God called Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egypt, speaking through the burning bush, Moses’ initial response was, who was he to go down and bring the children of Israel out from their Egyptian bondage?

God told Moses to have confidence in Him and that He would be with Moses the whole way. Moses eventually went on to lead the Israelites safely out of Egypt and out of reach of Pharaoh.

After taking a week to think about my advisor’s offer, I accepted the position and have been Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Clipper ever since. I have learned so much in the experience that I know I couldn’t have learned if I would have remained in my comfort zone. What if Moses had turned down God’s offer and remained a shepherd in the desert?

While I am in no way near the level of Moses, I hope to learn from Moses and his decision to trust in God’s plan, that if God opens a door for me I would be confident in His plan and that He will always be there if I trust Him.