Inner Courage

Sometimes I see people jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. Occasionally they say this is making them fearless. But they are wrong. Courage comes from within, not from the external. Let’s examine this a little more.

Fear is a learned behavior. You weren’t born with it. Children learn to walk even though they fail many times while trying to master the skill. They refuse to give up, yet they know they might fall down on their next attempt. Their desire to succeed is greater than their fear of failure.

The world is hard. There’s no doubt about that. It’s expensive to live, people are yelling at each other, and there’s no end in sight to stop our division. And it takes courage to face our own fears while navigating our way through the mess. Yet, it’s possible to live fearlessly. How, you ask?

Remember that God is in control of everything. Evil cannot harm you unless God allows it. But He sees the good that only He can bring from it. Keep in the forefront of your mind that God is watching you all the time, and will see you through your troubles if you trust Him.

Write down whatever you are worried about. Talk it through with someone you trust. Then let God do his thing…