Terrific Tuesday – Courage
Terrific Tuesday – I am courageous in the face of obstacles and challenges and that is terrific.
The Cowardly Lion on Courage from the Wizard of Oz
In addition to my paying jobs, I am a wife and mother. Neither of those is a job for the faint of heart. As a wife I need courage in order to remain trusting and to stand by my husband no matter what troubles may come our way. As a mother I need courage to stand between my children and whatever is foolish enough to think it can harm my babies. Courage is the thing that makes a woman think she can start a business and make it grow. It is also courage that makes that woman pick up and start a new business if the first one does not work out as she plans. Courage is the thing that makes us realize that if plan A does not work, it is OK, because there are 25 other letters in the alphabet.
If you do not have courage of your own, do not despair. If you want courage and do not have it, it is one of those fake it till you make it situations. I have employed the fake it till I make it challenge on many occasions. One thing I learned is that most obstacles, problems and situations do not know your courage is fake. If suck it up, put on your big girl panties and keep faking it, you will be able to get through the situation just fine until the real courage shows up. So, the question for you this Terrific Tuesday is how are you going to find and use courage?
Saidah that is a perfect example…knowing He is there makes everything less scary!
I have it for others easily; defending children, doing favors out of my comfort zone…I ask God for it and he always gives it. Knowing He is always there and has my back always calms and comforts me. I feel I can do anything!
You are right, there is something empowering about knowing that our God is always with us. LIke when the Bible talks about the whole armour of God. We don’t need protection for our back sides, becuse God has our back.
My favorite book of the Bible regarding courage is Joshua 1. He was young but God had big plans for him. God told Joshua he would stand before the older generation and lead them but for him to be courageous. Once I came to term with the fact that God had my back, I was able to move forward in faith and not fear.