Courage

14 September 2011

Corinthians I 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.

In order to have courage one has to have faith and trust, it is our courage that helps us to strengthen both faith and trust. When all the odds seem stacked against one, then it takes courage to continue, faith is believing it is possible and trust is that God will make it possible. So when we have to face situations whether spiritual, emotional or physical it takes courage to continue in the face of adversity. It is courage that helps us to continue when others would give up, it takes courage when the pain is severe and no matter how we sit or stand the pain is always there.

We need to be mindful that courage is something that we all have but not all of us are tested to the same extent. There is no clear answer why some are tested more than others, and the way we exercise our faith and trust helps us to cope without answers. Each of us has areas of strength and weakness, some times in our areas of weakness we become strong and the strong areas become weak. As we grow so we need to grow in courage to face the things that normal life brings.

Be encouraged today to be filled with courage.

David

Point to ponder: Courage is about faith and trust.  

Question to consider: is your courage growing?