Brave. I’m not.
I shy away from intense discussions with those around me. Something that I would have never done when I was younger. I don’t like the conflict now. I don’t like the uncomfortable stuff that comes with confrontation. I take a lot before I’m pushed over the edge into confrontation. I was yelled at this week, in public, in front of people I knew. I didn’t confront the yeller no matter how much I wanted to. I didn’t tell the person it was totally inappropriate and that they were embarrassing themselves. I just stopped talking. I’m the kind of person who walks away and thinks of what I should have said, what I should have done and that I should have been brave.
I wish I were brave.
I shy away from sharing my faith “too much”. I’m ashamed of my chickeness. It’s not because I’m afraid of the impression of others, but because I am afraid I will be responsible for turning them away. I will say something that makes them think “I want nothing to do with that God of hers” and I will be responsible for driving them away from the God that will save them. I don’t want that kind of burden, but I wonder why I’m so willing to bear the burden of what could happen if no one ever shares with them because they aren’t “brave”. Satan wants us believe that we aren’t, we can’t be, we shouldn’t be…brave. He wins a victory when we aren’t brave.
Ephesians 6: 10-16
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness inthe heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, 15 and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; 16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Be BRAVE.
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You are so right… the enemy does not want us brave and will do everything he knows to make sure we do not find our confidence in Christ… but wonderful scripture choice… as we stand in the armor of God, we can quench the fiery arrows that fly…
Blessings to you…
Thank you Michele.
first off, that picture? get out of here with all that cute. I too do not like conflict, and am trying to learn when I should speak and when I stay silent. If I had to guess, I’d say you are brave in ways that you don’t even know it 🙂
Thanks Tara! I think sometimes it’s a fine line between speaking and staying silent. 🙂
Oh, you are brave here, trusting us with these beautiful words of yours, your heart, as you share, so vulnerably. Yes, praise God that He goes before us, our sword and shield, and, with Him, we can do anything. Anything. {And as I write this, I am praying that I believe this, live this truth, more!} Thank you so much for this blessing.
Thank you for being vulnerable. It helped me!
AMEN! You have blessed me with this. I too am not brave – in my own strength, I will mess up totally. But I too am learning to rely on the one who has made me, to make me be more brave. Oh to pick up the armour and PUT IT ON! Thanks for this! Visiting from Five Minute Friday :0)