copyright (c) 2018 Tabitha Carin Snowden
2018
COURAGE
Courage has been something God has been leading me back to lately, and understanding the true meaning of it.
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1: "The ability to do something that frightens one."
For Me being VERY fearful about a lot of things (ask my family they'll agree); this really steps on my toes, about being fearful and confronting those fears! As I think of the word "courage" what pops in my head is the strong Lion as they face their fears each day.
For Me being VERY fearful about a lot of things (ask my family they'll agree); this really steps on my toes, about being fearful and confronting those fears! As I think of the word "courage" what pops in my head is the strong Lion as they face their fears each day.
"Lions are a most ferocious yet proud species, a pride of lions is a breathtaking site as they work as a team countering each others' weaknesses and supporting their strengths making an almost perfect phalanx as a true unified community."
Facing their fear TOGETHER, having courage and being proud of their courageous acts.
2nd meaning of Courage is:
"Strength in face of pain and grief."
Having strength goes along with having courage you must become strong in the pain in order to have courage, you must have courage in order to be strong. They go together, in everything that we may face we must have strength to go on and our strength cannot come from our flesh it must come from our Heavenly Father; Jesus Christ.
"Strength in face of pain and grief."
Having strength goes along with having courage you must become strong in the pain in order to have courage, you must have courage in order to be strong. They go together, in everything that we may face we must have strength to go on and our strength cannot come from our flesh it must come from our Heavenly Father; Jesus Christ.
The Hebrew word for courage is "אֹמֶץ" which means: "Willingness to take action."
Willing to take action even if there are fears, dangers, or pain standing in the way, if God gives us the courage and strength to take action, we must obey.
Taking action can be in all sorts of times or places, but how I relate to it is even though there are fears in my way or pain or trials or lack of patience God is giving me courage to go to Africa! And I must be willing to take action on that call!
One of my favorite quotes is from Cinderella; "We must have courage, and be kind." That stuck with me, you must always have courage because without courage there is no strength and without strength we are weak! God tells us to have courage one of the scriptures that spoke to me about courage is
Psalms 31:24 - "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27
Because I know that God has given me the strength, and the confidence, and courage to be able to take a step of faith. He teaches us how to keep that courage in our bones so that we can do the things that God has planned for us. Without courage our fear has more opportunity to take over, the devil uses fear to take us down, some of us can even can be conquered by fear. We should realize that we have the protection from God, because why wouldn't a father protect HIS children. But He gives us courage to still trust Him, even when we can't see the light. I trust He is going to strengthen and give me the courage to do everything He has called me to do.
Having courage for the what the Lord is doing inside you is strengthening, so that you may be able to face the things of the world might throw at you.
