The Word For Today ucb.co.uk/word_for_today 01 Feb 2014 Courage with Cold Feet Benaiah...went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 2 Samuel 23:20 Benaiah was one of King Davids mighty men. His resume reads: Benaiah...was a valiant fighter...He...went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. Thats what is called courage with cold feet. The greatest courage of all is showing courage in the face of fear. Someone said, Courage is just fear that has said its prayers. When you know you have heard clearly from God, you are filled with faith in that moment. It puts steel in your spine. But then, as you move out in faith, you encounter the lions of fear. What if this doesnt work? What if I fail? What will people say? Suddenly youre having an attack of the what ifs. Mark Twain said, Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. You have to decide whether youre going to become a warrior - or a worrier. Theres no middle ground. When youre faced with a health crisis, a family crisis, or a financial crisis, you either choose to stand on Gods Word and fight, or give in to worry. This side of heaven we will never fully understand why bad things happen to good people. But we know that God is good - all the time! So when bad things happen, you will either give in to fear and allow it to destroy your peace and well-being, or you will become a warrior armed with Gods Word and rise up against it. When fear threatens to engulf your mind, stand up with the Psalmist and say, Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You (Psalm 56:3 NKJV). Bible in a Year: Dan 1-2; Matt 12:1-14; Ps 107:23-32; Pr 3:25-26; Welcome to the new month of February. I pray for Gods unmerited Grace for everyone of us. Amen.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 05:39:07 +0000
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