Don't mistake confidence for spiritual intelligence. Confidence is so key to completing works the Lord wants done (HE brings the confidence, but like everything, the flesh needs to be burned out first), but remember that a confident Christian may not still have it together...it could be arrogant confidence (not from God or pushed too soon from the individual because infer is tired of awkwardness), or it could be that one just received this level of strength and is learning hour to deal with it (making decisions too rashly without waiting on the Lord).

Check heart intentions of a confident person, and even if he or she isn't there yet, it is a good indicator to see if her is even in the ball park.

I have seen many guys that immediately become involved in the ministry because manly Christians are in such need, but I wonder what these people would be under different circumstances. #2 Is the need being met by these steps taken, or is the Christian leading culture continuing to take over?