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Tony Funderburk Posted on March 24, 2020 by TonyMarch 31, 2020
Song of confidence because it just makes sense

Are you ready to sing a song of confidence?

Have you heard this quote? “The truth is still true even if no one believes it. And a lie is still a lie even if everyone believes it.” It makes total sense to someone who’s willing to use logic and reason, instead of feelings, when it comes to decision making. And it’s that kind of thinking that helps me sing a song of confidence in the face of doubt and fear.  

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Song of confidence because it just makes sense

Singing a song of confidence isn’t about shoving my head in the sand.

Far from it. I’m keenly aware of all the doubt and fear going on in America, and the world, right now. People want answers to this pandemic thing. And rightfully so. But you know where you shouldn’t look for answers right now? In speculative social media and news channels.

Speculation almost always goes in negative direction. At least when it comes to things like this public health scare. Conspiracy theories pop up everywhere. And sometimes from sources you thought would know better.

“So, who in the world are we supposed to trust, then, Tony?!”

Well, when all else fails…and even when nothing fails, trust God.

“But how am I supposed to trust God when He let this happen in the first place?”

Yeah, people actually ask hypocritical questions like that. Do you see the hypocrisy? Someone says they don’t believe or trust in God. Then, they lay blame at God’s feet. So, which is it? God doesn’t exist? Or if He does, He’s to blame for everything?

My confidence is in the mountains of evidence for God’s existence and love.

I know the one, true, living, loving Creator of all heaven and Earth will “do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.”

And if you’re reading this (or listening to it) with doubt, I recommend you don’t take my word for any of it. Especially if we’ve never met and you don’t know me from Adam. Because you’ll get much further along, in your quest for truth and trust, when you go to the source. Yeah, check out the Bible.

And if and when you can prove it’s wrong, then you can tell me where to get off.

But until then, I’m confidently in the hands of the most able Engineer. And this train is bound for glory.

I sing a song of confidence in what my God can do
And how His love can conquer all the fear in me and you,
But only if we choose His love and life and ask Him to.
I trust in God, and in His word, because I know it’s true.

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Posted in Psalms, Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional | Tagged confident attitude, I believe in God, respected and trusted

Spectacle To The World

Tony Funderburk Posted on October 11, 2013 by TonyFebruary 27, 2025
There are times when it's OK to be made a spectacle to the world.

Spectacle: an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact…A spectacle can be an amazing, beautiful thing. It can also be a cruel form of punishment when someone is put on display to mock and ridicule. When Paul wrote how he and other apostles were “made a spectacle to the world“, they sort of fit into both categories.

There are times when it's OK to be made a spectacle to the world.

For a long time in America, Christians and Christianity were much more respected and trusted. But more and more we’re being made a spectacle to the world. I hope my Christian brothers and sisters will join me in accepting the responsibility of standing up for Jesus, though. Don’t you think it would please God if we’re able to”

  • Bless others even while we’re reviled?
  • Endure even as we’re being persecuted?
  • Keep working for the Lord even as we’re being defamed?

I’m as human as the next person. I’d love to be loved and cherished by everyone. But I know this isn’t a realistic expectation. Jesus said “they persecuted me…they will persecute you”and “they hated me…they will hate you”. And so very often that persecution and hate will come in the name and disguise of love and tolerance.

But even if the whole world comes to hate me…but my loving Creator loves me…I’m a winner. I don’t care if that makes me the “filth of the world”because that’s nothing to be compared to the glory of Heaven. And the glory of Heaven will always be an inexorable and inexplicable spectacle to “the world”.

In Faith, Hope, and Love”

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Posted in I Corinthians | Tagged respected and trusted, visual impact

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