Category Archives: Courage
This Daniel
Dan.6:3 (NKJV) “Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.”
I made the football [soccer] team in my first year in secondary school. It was a military school so naturally our coach was a military man. In order to teach us team work, he made us do laps around the pitch together. The team was made up of about seventeen people and the rule was, we had to Read the rest of this entry
Spot Cleaning
Rom.5:5 “And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us…” [with emphasis]
It is so important for us to completely eradicate distractions because of what is at stake in our lives. The first type of distraction we must deal with is the “Harmless” Distraction. Read the rest of this entry
Single
Luke 9:51 “When it came close to the time for his Ascension, he gathered up his courage and steeled himself for the journey to Jerusalem.” [MSG, with emphasis]
Jesus was susceptible to distractions. A lot of people do not want to think of Jesus this way, but the truth is, He actually was. Read the rest of this entry
Essentials VI
Eccl.3:1 “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven… 11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.”
Winston Churchill says, “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Read the rest of this entry
Essentials V
Eze.37:3 (NRSV) “He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.”
If you are going to fulfill your destiny, YOU MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO LAY ASIDE YOUR PERSONAL OPINION. You must have the courage to go against popular opinion. Read the rest of this entry
Essentials IV
Gen.26:1 “And there was a famine in the land… 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great” (KJV)
In those days, when there is famine in the land, there is no water and no irrigation system. They depend solely on rain. Read the rest of this entry
Essentials III
1Cor.9:26 “Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air” (NIV)
When people do not understand or discern who controls time, they make decisions based on what they see. But when you know, and you understand who controls time, Read the rest of this entry
Essentials II
Col. 3:23 (VOICE) “So no matter what your task is, work hard. Always do your best as the Lord’s servant, not as man’s”
If the Lord is with you, who can be against you? No one! You need to know and operate in this truth and reality. The primary source of Caleb’s courage, the primary source of our courage, is the Lord. Read the rest of this entry
Essentials I
1 Kings 8:57 “May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.”
To fight for your destiny, you must show courage in five ways. The first way is, YOU MUST BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT, EVEN IF YOU ARE SCARED! I must believe I can do it even if I am scared. Read the rest of this entry
Sure-Footed
Heb.10:35 “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” (NIV, with emphasis)
We will start our time in God’s Presence today with a story that someone shared with me. A certain stranger while riding across the country, decided to stop for a drink in a little town. Read the rest of this entry
