Undaunted by Christine CaineSample

When I was younger and consumed by fear, I didn’t want to be daunted, to be afraid, intimidated, or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment. I didn’t want to be unable to respond to God’s call. And I doubt that’s your desire either. I think that you, like me, want to be able to say instead, “Here am I, Lord— send me.” We don’t want to sound like Moses, stammering in search of excuses. 

And the truth is, we don’t need to, because just as God gave Moses exactly what he needed to accomplish great things, he wants to equip us just as profoundly. If he calls us to slay giants, then he will be sure to make us into giant slayers. God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called. 

He leads us in how to live undaunted so we can fulfill our calling. To live undaunted is to show courage and resolution. It’s to live unafraid, undismayed, unflinching, unshrinking, unabashed. It’s to be bold, brave, gritty, audacious, daring, and confident—even when we face opportunities not to be. 

Trust me, life won’t disappoint when it comes to challenging us, to intimidating us. There is no shortage of ways the enemy will try to daunt us, to render us incapable of following the bold and valiant plan God has for us. But God has called us to live undaunted. To live boldly and courageously in the face of difficulty and to amaze the world by beating the odds, all for his glory. 

If anyone ever had a reason to feel unqualified, to feel daunted, it was me. And the reasons for that went back to things that happened before I was even born, back to things I had no control over that created obstacles that should have landed me in a much different place. I want to share my story with you, because I believe it will inspire you to learn as I did to live undaunted. 

Adapted from Undaunted: Daring To Do All That God Calls You To Do by Christine Caine. Copyright © 2019 by Christine Caine. Reprinted with permission of Zondervan Publishing. All rights reserved.