“Courage is activated when we step out in trust of our God, believing what we don’t yet see, we walk in faith and we hope in our Awe God.” KimberlyMac
Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? If the Lord had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death. If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your faithful love will support me, Lord . When I am filled with cares, your comfort brings me joy. Psalms 94:16-19
Courage Under Fire
Of course, the best place to be found in this life, is in followship of Jesus. Being positioned in Christ, our identity wholly-holy in Him, this kind of Christianity has so many benefits for us, as God personally equips us to finish miraculously well. Life can throw some pretty difficult things in our life path, causing us to stumble, and sometimes even causing us to step back, afraid to move forward. Fear deactivates our courage if we let it stop us. The cool thing is, we can trick the tricker, the enemy of our soul who thinks he can stop us with fear. We can just do it afraid, this is courage under fire, it steps out, even if afraid and it just does the next right thing.
Be strong and courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For the Lord your God is the one who will go with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:6,8 CSB
Beware Of Stumbling Blocks
Anxiety can be a very real stumbling block, and paralyzing fear is definitely a road block put up by the enemy of our soul. Courage is such a necessary part of our lives. One of the prevalent cultural lies of our time that keeps us stuck, keeps us from moving forward in courage is that loss is something we should get used to as this culture rot we live in continues to morally decay. Buying into this lie of our enemy, causes us to focus on ourselves. When we take our eyes off of Jesus, we see loss. Loss of friends, loss of freedom, loss of common sense, loss of justice, loss of reputation, loss of finances, loss of goodness, loss of safety, loss of compassion, loss of civility… yes, so much loss. Who are we trusting when all we are seeing is loss? Usually, it is no power higher than self. We need God, only God can light our way with truth that stands the tests of time, truth that equips and empowers us. We can only kindle a fire that flames out, whereas God’s light can never be extinguished. Think on this. Change it up.
Be on guard; stand firm in your faith [in God, respecting His precepts and keeping your doctrine sound]. Act like [mature] men and be courageous; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13
Courage Presses Forward
Why are we shrinking back in fear, doubt and dread? We need to activate our courage. Courage is the ability to press forward even if we are afraid, it is trusting God, and following Him even if we are fearful. Courage that perseveres through the hard times is founded upon trust, and courage activates as we hope wholly-holy in our Way-Maker God. Trust is necessary for courage to be manifested in our soul passion, so our first decision is a choice to activate our faith. What we see may not be so good, but faith sees from a Kingdom perspective, not a worldly viewpoint, and we need to flip-flop our focus from the world to the kingdom of God. We trust God, without having to see everything He is doing, but by believing He is working in the unseen for our good. Pray it up with this 1 Minute Encouragement Video and your courage will be inspired by God.
I took hold of you from the ends of the earth, and called from its uttermost parts, and said to you, ‘You are My servant— I have chosen you, not rejected you. Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Surely I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Behold, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who quarrel with you will be as nothing and perish. Though you will look for those who contended with you, you will not find them. Those who warred against you will be as nothing at all. For I am Adonai your God who upholds your right hand, who says to you, “Fear not, I will help you.” Isaiah 41:9-13 Yahweh is my revelation-light and the source of my salvation. I fear no one! I’ll never turn back and run, for you, Yahweh, surround and protect me. When evil ones come to destroy me, they will be the ones who turn back. My heart will not fear even if an army rises to attack. I will not be shaken, even if war is imminent. Psalms 27:1-3
We Believe God
We believe God’s purposes are in play in our life, and our faith is activated, as we yield our lives to God. Surrender, in this vital-vertical position, this is where our trust impassions our soul courage, as we stand on the side of truth, surrendered to our God’s way, remaining strong and courageous, and moving forward in followship of Jesus. Everything is not lost. What a lie from the pit of hell. This is not the reality of truth we know. The truth is we gained a forever with Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, and nothing and no one can take this away from us. No one can snatch us out of the hand of God. Even if our world is radically in flux, we can finish well with God. Being “with God” faithful to Him, this is truly what matters most. Simply-Significantly be all in with God, faithfully in followship of Him. Activate your courage in Jesus.
Pray It Up: Increase Our Faith
On this day, activate your faith, anchor it to Jesus Christ, and don’t let anything shake it as you stand on the side of God’s truth, a reality of truth which prevails the tests and trials of time, and promises a great future in Christ. Our courage is fed by hope, so if it is dark, don’t stop moving froward, don’t stumble in fear, instead, courageously hope in the dark as you are navigated by the Light of Jesus Christ. Watch-Wait-See, our God, our God of Justice will prevail. We are not stuck here without help, we look to God, He is our help and there is no one greater than Him, no one who loves us more. There is no doubt about it, God is for us. Increase our faith Lord God. that we might trust You most and in this act of wholly-holy trust, our courage is activated. Awe GOD. Dig Deeper: https://thebridegroomscafe.com/courage
Believe The Truth ~ Trust ~ Activate Courage
We are never alone or forsaken, God is with us and incredibly so, He is with us in Spirit and Truth. In Christ, we have strength like no other and we can endure, persevere patiently in these days where the mediatic false frenzy is at a high roar. Jesus is our anchor in the storms at this time and His anchor will hold us firmly to our moorings of faith. We can trust God, He is faithful, He is trustworthy. Listen Up to this 1 Minute Encouragement Video and let God’s Voice of truth encourage you about growing through our car-cray crazy corrupted culture where morality and deception smell like the stank of rot, our Jesus, is our sweet fragrance of truth:
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