On Being Brave

Sometimes you just can't do it by yourself and no matter how many people congregate around you, offering to encourage you, promising to hold you up--it just isn't enough. Courage, bravery, determination are all nice attributes to have but they don't always cut it.

But it's okay not to be so brave all of the time. It's okay to want to give up. It's okay to be a little sad because in our lowest moments, the greatest opportunities for growth are presented. I our weakest moments, Jesus is strongest.

I'm feeling a little sentimental today and not the least bit dismissive of the fact that it is not me who has been Brave in Berlin these past months but God who has allowed it to be so. Thank God for a Father who is able. Thank God for always being exactly what we need. Thank God for His divine purpose and forsight.

So, if you are feeling less than brave today and need a little boost--even if you are skeptical that it can come from above--this one's for you:

"God can do anything, you know--far MORE than you could ever IMAGINE or guess or request in your WILDEST DREAMS! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, His Spirit deeply and gently within us." Ephesians 3:30

Thank God for miracles great and small.....in spite of the fact that we are not always so brave.