Pray
for a Courageous Heart
Heroes are often
courageous. Sometimes a hero is someone who steps in and does what no one else
is doing. Courage is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and
withstand danger, fears, or difficulty. The origin of the word comes from Old
French corage meaning heart,
innermost feelings, temper. Courage comes from within.
The spies were told
to be courageous. They were facing a future full of unknowns, and they felt
fear as went to spy out the Promised Land. They needed courage. The charge to
Joshua as he was beginning the task of leading the people of Israel included
“Be strong and courageous” as well as a promise that “the Lord is with you.” (Joshua 1:9)
So a courageous heart is courageous in the
things that God has called us to do. A courageous heart does not turn back
because of fear, but follows God’s calling.
At times it takes
courage to do hard things, to go against the crowd, to do what is right. Joseph
of Arimathea took courage and asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Daniel’s
request to the king took courage. Esther needed courage to approach Ahasuerus
asking to spare the lives of the Jews. Nehemiah had the courage to ask the king
for time to go and help in rebuilding the walls. John the Baptist was preaching
a message of repentance and called even the religious leaders to repent—and
that took courage.
We need courage to
obey God and go, to share the truth, to do what is right. The courage comes
from the strength that God gives.
A courageous heart knows what God is asking
him to do and trusts God for the strength to do it.
What are the hard
things that God is asking you to do? We need courage for both big and little
things.
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I am so glad that I happened upon your blog today for more than one reason; the message of your most recent post, your home school, and your life of travel. Thank you for sharing it all!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm praying for courage as we will be facing a big life transition as this is my daughter's senior year of homeschooling and she's only been part of our lives for a little over 5 years.
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