When I think of courage, I think of some of the great Bible accounts of people like Daniel choosing not to bow down to idols and ending up in the lions den, or Esther going before the king illegally to plead the rescue of her people, the Jews. Or maybe of Stephen who would not deny Christ and so was stoned to death.
However, I beleive God trained up these people to be brave and courageous on a daily basis until they got to the point of just being able to make courageous decison as a matter of their very personality and were able to make that one final decsion that lead to the dcoumentation in Scriputrue.
I think we are no different. Daily we have the opportunity to make courageous choices.
It takes courage to make a decision that makes us unpopular for example. It takes courage to say no to watching certain movies, reading certain books, or being a part of certain conversations.
It takes courage to tell a child "no."
It takes coruage to put our name and heart on the line and share a thought in public.
May God give us each courage daily to meet the choices of today.
This is our training ground for great and mighty deeds for God.
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