Too Confident

They say everything that is too much is bad for you. Too much confidence goes under that rule as well.

Last month I experienced the consequences of too much confidence. I’m a student who wants to achieve the best possible result academically until I reached year 11 and 12. Too much confidence started that time.

In year 10, I got really high marks (except PE) without studying. Everything was well. I don’t even do my homework because I finished them at school. When I started year 11 ATAR,I was shocked with everything. I was expected to do 3 hours a day of study, which includes; making notes from the book, doing exercises from the book, answering past exam questions, and many more.

Because I got overly confident in Year 10 thinking I am good for Year 11, I forgot how to focus when studying at home. I procrastinate all of the time thinking, that I can do the work set done but instead I didn’t even finish it.

We all have that time, when we think that we can do something in a short amount of time right?.. well that’s me all the time and as I result I don’t t get it done because the time that I’m supposed to do something just gets shorter. I had a hard time passing.

Now in Year 12, I thought I learned my lesson. I started Year 12 as a motivated student. I read the books one week prior to start of school and made notes. At first assessment I passed every subject except Physics (I got 49% because I thought I knew the contents)(nag magaling at hindi nagaral).

The second assessment result was another consequence. I got too confident because I got a good marks in the first assessment, I thought I will pass. The maths (method) Test, physics test and the chemistry test was all in the same week(I think). I didn’t study for any of them, I just know when was the test. I those three subjects.

I told my parents about it and they got very disappointed. Who won’t get disappointed right? Even I get disappointed but I know it’s my fault.

I realise that too much confidence will cause failure especially when that confidence is on your own not of God’s. When everything was going well, I felt like I was just doing a routine in which I go to prayer meeting every Tuesday and Wednesday, Music Team practice every Friday, Bible Study every Saturday and Sunday Service. I forgot the value of having an appointment with God everyday and every second.

I forgot that I received great marks before because of God.

I forgot to put confidence in Him who has greater plans for me.

I got lazy and had no motivation to study even when I got good marks.

I remembered a song called Confidence by Sanctus Real when I realised this. We only get faith like Daniel in a lions’ den from God. We can only get hope like Moses in the wilderness from God. We can only get a heart like David from God.

I was reminded that confidence is found in God.

I was reminded that I shall humble myself down, not rely on my own and ask wisdom from God.

Do you feel like you are good in something that you do because of yourself? Well, think again! You wouldn’t be there without God.

Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV)

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.