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“Real courage embraces the twin realities of current difficulty and ultimate triumph.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2012-02-06) from his book, Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear (p. 157). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Here is a good word for the last day of February 2017.  Here is a good word for those who are fearful of what is happening in our world today.  Here is a very good word of challenge and encouragement.

Max says, “Yes, life stinks. But it won’t forever. As one of my friends likes to say, ‘Everything will work out in the end. If it’s not working out, it’s not the end.’”

Max goes on, “Though the church is winnowed down like Gideon’s army, though God’s earth is buffeted by climate changes and bloodied by misfortune, though creation itself seems stranded on the Arctic seas, don’t overreact. ‘Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes’ (Ps. 37: 7 NLT).”

He continues, “Avoid Pollyanna optimism. We gain nothing by glossing over the brutality of human existence. This is a toxic world. But neither do we join the Chicken Little chorus of gloom and doom. ‘The sky is falling! The sky is falling!’ Somewhere between Pollyanna and Chicken Little, between blind denial and blatant panic, stands the levelheaded, clear-thinking, still-believing follower of Christ. Wide eyed, yet unafraid. Unterrified by the terrifying. The calmest kid on the block, not for lack of bullies, but for faith in his older Brother. The old people of God knew this peace: ‘Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident’ (Ps. 27: 3 RSV).”

Let’s go out and face this new month with confidence.  No matter what is happening and what is ahead, God is there and He wants us to not be afraid but to be confident.


So, are you afraid or are you confident? 
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