I often think we try too hard to define courage. We look for it to be a big cataclysmic event or episode of infallible bravery. But what if it was simplified to just one step towards faith, away from what confines us to familiarity. Or one proclamation of weakness, in which we rely on God to fill that gap between our incapability and His outcome.
Maybe courage is simply having the faith to know God will fill the space. What if courage is just the faith to say yes to obedience and trust that God is in control of the outcome? Courage may just be freeing ourself of the pressure of outcome.
Think about it, what makes us hesitate in the first place? What is it that opens the door to the need for courage in the first place? Many times it’s not the act itself that I need the courage to complete. The majority of my fear I truly believe isn’t in the act, but rather in the outcome.
When we free ourself of the responsibility of the outcome and truly put our obedience in His hands, our faith that His strength and His plan is higher than our own capabilities is liberating.
When I am free from the pressure of the outcome I am able to align my courage with His call. I take the step, he maps the destination. I make the move, he holds the result. What is my role? My role is to align myself to my Father’s heart. My role is to realize that in my greatest weaknesses and most uncertain stances that is where the Father resides eagerly waiting for me to boast gladly of my weakness. Urging me to step out, not in my own courage, but in my obedience so that His perfect will can be complete. He never meant for me to carry the responsibility of the outcome. My courage comes from releasing it.