Brave

We often think that being brave is something that only happens when we stand on a cliff or get a job offer or get on that flight across the ocean. What if there is brave in your everyday?

• It's brave to open the Bible when you feel disappointed with your life place.
• It's brave to go to the funeral when your heart is broken.
• It's brave to apply for the job when you aren't sure you are qualified.
• It's brave to say yes to the date with the new guy in your church.
• It's brave to hold on when you want to let go. But it can also be brave to let go when you want to hold on. (I'll let you wrestle that one out yourself.)
• It's brave to choose Jesus when those around you don't know Him yet.
• It's brave to be uniquely you in a world that celebrates conformity.

 This was part of my Bible study today. Being brave isn't doing something huge or spectacular in the world's eyes. It is doing things that are big to YOU!

Here are some things I would add to the list for me personally....

• It is brave to speak up for what you believe when you know that you'll be made fun of, or even hated for it.
• It is brave to say "No" to something that "everyone" is doing or that is seen as okay, but you know it's not the best.
• It is brave to give yourself a break when you feel like you're not good enough.
• It is brave to believe that you are worthy of love and that you are beautiful.
• It's brave to love and be loved when you have been hurt.
• It is brave to get up in the morning after a day you wish you could forget.
• It is brave to say, "I'm sorry" when you're wrong and to forgive regardless of the person's repentance or not.
• It is brave to be there for people who you know might not be there for you, but you know need you.
• It is brave to say home on a Friday night when you know you might be tempted to do something you'll regret.

All these things may seem little, but life is made up of the choices we make. Being brave is not necessarily easy, but it is worth it. Choose to be brave today; God blesses a heart that desires to please Him!