INSPIRING WOMEN
True Confidence
By Wendy Bray. CWR. 110 pages. £6.99
ISBN 978-1-85345-470-7
The book is one in a series written for women, but the basic premise — that confidence is not about self-reliance but about God’s unconditional, reliable and transforming love for us — is essentially non-gender specific. It’s a message all Christians need to hear and grasp that, because we have trusted in Jesus as Saviour, condemnation is not on God’s agenda for us and we can trust him to equip, enable and use us, however inadequate we might feel.
I especially appreciated the Trinitarian nature of the book — three of the six chapters dealt with confidence based on the unchanging nature of the Father, modelled on Jesus and maintained and empowered by the Holy Spirit. It was encouraging to read such a balanced approach, in particular, on the person and work of the Holy Spirit in practically helping us to live as God’s dearly loved children.
