Quiet Confidence (James 4:5)

Once I get one whiff

I’ll need more of it.

I like that it’s stuck to me

constantly,

Whether I’m wet with sweat

Or arid like the Sahara.

I love the scent

Of confidence,

But hate the stench of cockyness.

So I was initially going to title this:

“Born to Outperform,”

but that title needed some reform.

I am reflecting on James 4:5

Because I’ve been grappling pride

Inside.

Then I stepped off of the platform

That James 4

And many more (Psalm 101:5, Proverbs 16:5, 18, 25)

Deplore.

Step off that high horse

And worship on the floor.

There is a thin, fine

Red line

Between it, cockyness,

And overassertiveness

Which all repel me

and my extrovert personality.

Basically, I need to guard my heart

Because alone I can’t subdue my pride.

I am so at peace

After reading

1 Peter 4:9

that it’s the time to

reveal my diary…

publicly.

So let it be understood

That I feel reassured by leaning on my Father

and my Christ-centered brotherhood

Rep AGO til’ I die

And become alive in Christ.

Sincerely,

Alexander Valle-Cervantes
Alpha Gamma Omega
SDSU’s only Christ-centered Fraternity