When asked "What do you find attractive?", a lot of people tend to list confidence. It seems it's moreso women who do that . I've been thinking today about this, so I just wanted to throw some stuff out there and see what y'all have to say.
What does "confidence" mean to YOU? (Forget the dictionary definition for now. I just want to see if any of you are perhaps choosing the wrong word for what you're meaning.)
Should we, as Christians, view this whole "confidence" thing differently than the world does?
Is it fair to say there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance?
What some say is confidence could be called arrogance by others, right?
This line seems blurry to me.
With so many of you ladies saying you find "confidence" attractive, do you realize that there are a lot of guys who will put a front up to try to come off as what you'd consider to be "confident"?
Some are really good at it too. Not all of you see through that.
It seems there are more guys who come off as arrogant than women. That's just my observation/opinion. I wonder if it has anything to do with the above.
Now, lets look at a dictionary definition:
con·fi·dence
1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.
2. belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack of confidence defeated him.
3.
certitude; assurance: He described the situation with such confidence that the audience believed him completely.
If someone asked me "Are you confident?", I think my honest answer would have to be:
No, I do not have any confidence in myself. I have a great amount of confidence in God. Anything I have or can do is a direct result of Him.. With Him all things are possible. So what boast have I except in Him? Why should I be confident in myself?
What does "confidence" mean to YOU? (Forget the dictionary definition for now. I just want to see if any of you are perhaps choosing the wrong word for what you're meaning.)
Should we, as Christians, view this whole "confidence" thing differently than the world does?
Is it fair to say there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance?
What some say is confidence could be called arrogance by others, right?
This line seems blurry to me.
With so many of you ladies saying you find "confidence" attractive, do you realize that there are a lot of guys who will put a front up to try to come off as what you'd consider to be "confident"?
Some are really good at it too. Not all of you see through that.
It seems there are more guys who come off as arrogant than women. That's just my observation/opinion. I wonder if it has anything to do with the above.
Now, lets look at a dictionary definition:
con·fi·dence
1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.
2. belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack of confidence defeated him.
3.
certitude; assurance: He described the situation with such confidence that the audience believed him completely.
If someone asked me "Are you confident?", I think my honest answer would have to be:
No, I do not have any confidence in myself. I have a great amount of confidence in God. Anything I have or can do is a direct result of Him.. With Him all things are possible. So what boast have I except in Him? Why should I be confident in myself?