From Fear to CourageSýnishorn

Have you ever heard of Kangaroo Care? Doctors developed this practice as a response to the fear and shock that babies experience when they first enter the world. The goal is to soothe the baby by immediately placing them with their mother, helping the newborn adapt to the sudden change they have just undergone.

This beautiful and intimate moment accomplishes two things:

1. It calms the baby's fears of the new world they have just entered
2. It introduces them to their first taste of courage

Growing up, I would often hear the words Courage and Bravery used interchangeably. Seeing and hearing Bible stories of David defeating Goliath, Daniel in the lion's den, and Jesus dying on the cross displayed the ultimate courage that I hoped to eventually demonstrate in my own life.

One day, I was talking to a friend about something powerful God had shown me. My immediate feeling was that I wanted to share it on social media because I knew many others could be blessed by the revelation. I typed everything up and worded it perfectly, but I couldn't bring myself to hit send.

I was passionate, excited, nervous, and afraid for many reasons.

Unsure of what was holding me back, I took a moment, talked with God, and listened for Him to reveal the root cause. Eventually, I realized that somewhere during my years of life, timidity had knocked on the door of my soul and made itself at home and was stopping me from being the mouthpiece that God wanted me to be.

As I spent time with God after this revelation, He began to reveal to me the often-overlooked path from timidity to courage, and I want to share it with you.

Pause and Ponder: Take a moment and consider: What would life be like for you if fear and timidity had no place in it?