Brave Truths I am Learning
To walk this life, we need bravery.
When the unknown charges from every corner, brave faith helps to move us forward.
Life is made of many bold steps.
Brave is found in the ordinary even though we expect it to be extraordinary.
We make courageous decisions everyday.
There is nothing ordinary about our lives when we live as a child of God.
We are all braver than we know!
What God is Still Teaching Me about Brave Faith
Brave faith combines what we know with what we are still learning. It shows up in our everyday even when we don’t recognize it. Brave is saying “yes” when all we really want to do is hide and say “no”. Everything I know about stepping out of my comfort zone is a reflection of the faithfulness of God. He comes alongside us in our challenges and walks us to the next brave step.
Brave is never what we imagine but better than what we expect. It is the missing piece of the puzzle when fear threatens to overtake us. Brave faith walks us forward when challenges take us backward. When we feel fear, God is working behind the scenes to build us up so we can let it out. Brave is in you and also in me especially on the days we don’t believe it.
You are braver than you know!
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How God’s Truths Encourage Us on this Journey to Brave Faith
In the dark of night or the light of day, God holds us close in love and this makes space for courage.
When life derails, God steps into the brokenness with us.
We trust God’s promises because we know…
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name. Psalm 147:3-4
When letting go feels like the next bravest thing we need to overcome, God’s heartbeat rhythmically beats in sync with ours repeating a message of hope and peace.
God is always with us. He will never forsake us and His “yes” is always better than our “no”. Brave takes us farther, higher and deeper than we think is possible when we trust God to be our strength every step of the way.
As we begin a new week, hold close the truth that you are braver than you know.
Bravely walking forward,
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I love Winnie the Pooh’s wisdom! Remember dear Mary, that YOU are braver than you know too.
😉 P.
Thank you for your words and reminder I am braver than I know! Winnie the Pooh is one smart bear. Love you sweet Patti!
Mary,
Being brave often means just doing the next thing….we may have fear, we may have trembling, but we put one foot in front of the other and go forward. Thank you for the reminder that, in Christ, we are braver than we know.
Blessings to you this week,
Bev
Doing the next thing! That speaks volumes. On the days we don’t want to move forward taking a baby step is brave. When life is full of challenges not giving up is brave. Choosing God as our Lord and Savior is brave when we walk out the plan He has for us. Thank you Bev for being here.
I know I don’t always feel very brave, but after battling cancer, I am now braver than I used to be! Walking through that battle with Jesus has certainly strengthened me and made me braver.
Thanks for the encouraging post!
I imagine your journey through cancer not only made you braver but showed you how God shows up just when you need Him the most. What a blessing to have God to walk with you. You are braver than you know, Janet. Blessed you stopped by here today.
Love that brave faith takes what we know and adds it to our future learning. So I don’t have to know everything today to be brave! Thanks, friend!
It’s a good thing I don’t have to know everything today because God is always teaching me. Learning to be brave comes with the faith we have that God will always do what He says He will do.
Always inspiring, my friend. Blessings on your Sabbath!
Thank you and blessings on the week ahead!
I quickly recognized the quote from Winnie the Pooh 🙂 We are “braver than we know” because of God’s Spirit in us. I am so grateful He never leaves us but faithfully goes with us, wherever life may bring us. May we all bravely face this week and use each day to honor Him. Blessings!
Winnie the Pooh is one smart bear isn’t he??? I am grateful that God wants to make us brave. We just need to remember that He is by our side at all times. I am praying we all look square in the face at our challenges knowing we are braver than we know.
These words so resonate with me today. Thank you for encouraging us to bravely faith it. I needed to remember that.
Thank you Marvia! Such a pleasure to have you here today. May we continue to encourage each other that we are braver together and braver than we know with God by our sides.
There’s a warm “Pooh and Piglet” kind of comfort to me in your words, Mary. “Braver than I know” is not what I’m feeling, but I’m believing it because I’m hearing God’s heartbeat through your words.
Blessed week to you!
I am so glad that you feel God through these words. There are many days I need to remind myself I am brave. God is quick to turn my fears into His courage for me. I pray your week is wonderful.
Such and encouraging post, Mary, and I love your photographs. We are braver than we think because God will always be with us to give us what we need. Blessings!
Thank you Gayl! It is a beautiful truth to hold onto. Blessings on your week!