One component of faith is a certain kind of affective psychological state namely, a state of feeling confident and trusting.
The APC's Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who is running for governor of the northern state, was confident of a victory as he urged supporters to remain calm.
American airstrikes have weakened the forces of IS and US Secretary of State John Kerry is confident of building a coalition against it, but has said it would be inappropriate for Iran to join that coalition.
I applaud them (and all the other women who weighed in) because it took me a little longer to get to that positive and confident state of mind.
The fact Sudan's indicted head of state felt confident enough to make yesterday's trip to N 'djamena where he will attend a regional summit, has been seen as further proof that the one-time foes have hit the reset button.
Bush, 2005: Tonight, with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, with our Nation an active force for good in the world, the state of our Union is confident and strong.
Celtic had rightfully approached the first leg in a confident state of mind, with eight successive wins since the turn of the year and the sense that the team are really beginning to gel under manager Ronny Deila.
A confident state of intent emerges.
On Tuesday night, President Obama stood before Congress and delivered an impassioned, confident State of the Union address that was historic in at least one respect: The president put strengthening women front and center as a solution to strengthening our nation's economy.
