Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: – Hebrews 10:35-36 NKJV
If the word of God says “don’t cast away your confidence” then it is for sure that people can and do throw away their confidence. Its not that they lose it by neglect, but rather throw it away knowingly or “throw in the towel” so to speak. They give up. Give up on faith, on God’s Word and His promises and ultimately on God Himself. How?
One main reason is because they have failed to see God’s promise to them fulfilled within the time frame that they themselves have deemed “appropriate”. How long is long enough? UNTIL… Think about the promise from Jesus to the 500 that saw Him just before His ascension. He said go to Jerusalem and wait until you be endued with power from on high. 120 people went and waited for 10 days. He did not tell them it would be 10 days, He said wait. They waited PATIENTLY with an active faith that received the promise of God on the day that the Holy Spirit was sent! Expecting, they were filled!
