The Love-Courage Connection

There seems to be for so many of us a great gap between what we dream to do and what we engage ourselves in doing.

Recognizing that focusing on "doing" is a risky endeavor to begin with because, improperly balanced, it could displace the work of grace that was done for us, I move ahead nonetheless because I think that, in our culture of political-correctness and emphasis on non-judgementalism we are more at risk of abandoning the responsibility we have of actually walking out, in obedience, the "doing" part of our relationship of faith with our Creator than we are of abandoning our reliance on His Grace.

Perhaps we lack the courage to "do".

Where does courage come from?

If we start with an understanding of how loved we are by God, we can secure our trust in Him for His plans for us. Sufficient trust is the platform from which we can act in courage (and faith), knowing that He will carry us through what He has called us to do.

When we realize His love, we establish our trust. From trust in Him, courage for our call is easy.

Well, easier.