You Make Me Brave

You Make Me Brave

There are so many things that I am afraid of. I am afraid of not being good enough, of falling short, of missing the mark. I am afraid of offending people and how they see me. I am afraid of missing an opportunity and taking chances. I am afraid of speaking out, but also afraid of keeping my ideas to myself. I am afraid to share my heart with people.

Yet, despite all of that, God has called me. He has called me to many things that are miles out of my comfort zone. If I had my way, this blog wouldn’t exist, I wouldn’t speak at church, and I wouldn’t serve people. I would sit in my house all day, content to watching NCIS and eating freeze dried fruit all day. But, God has something else in mind. He has asked me to do all of these things that absolutely terrify me. I know this is what he has called me to, because it makes me uncomfortable. God does not place us where we are happy, he places us where he needs us. In those moments of inadequacy and fear, we see how great God is. We see how desperately we need him.

God gives us the tools we need to do what he asks of us. He gives us mentors that teach us how to do these things. They guide us along the narrow path. He also gave us his word, which is the ultimate guide to navigating a life with God.

I was not born brave. In fact, I still would not call myself brave. But, God has made me brave. He has given me the opportunities and resources to step out onto the waves. God makes us brave. He helps us to overcome our fear, se we can be who he called us to be.