BECOMING BRAVE

Here's the thing. 
As much as we may try, 
bravery can't simply be summoned from our own will.


There are a whole bunch of us facing battles that are so downright difficult... 
...that it challenges our courage and tests our resolve. 

- An attack on our integrity. 
- Conflict with our spouse. 
- Hard conversations at work.
- Difficult decisions about finances.
- Asking for forgiveness.
- Forgiving an offender
- Battle with cancer.
- A child who has gone down a different path.

We try to summon bravery
...but alas, bravery doesn't come from our own will
... nor does it come from others.

But there is a source of bravery that can be bigger than any of our battles. 
It comes from the ONE who faced the cross... 
...from the ONE who looked at death in the eye and said, 
"it is finished.
You lose. 
You have no power."

It is God who makes us brave. 
It is God who gives us courage.