Courage

“God grant me the courage to change.”

If you have the right disposition, you can deal with the things out of your control. You just back off and let it flow.

But what about when things are within our control?

We are all called at times to tough duty. To say something or stand up for what is right. Perhaps an apology needs to be spoken, a bridge mended or a wrong righted. In the back of your throat is the little quiver of fear. Rather than deal with the discomfort, a path of least resistance beckons.

Red Letter Believers know the right things to do, as those words are burned into our subconscious. We know we need to change the world through our homes, our neighborhoods and workplaces. How we desparately need the fortitude to stand up for what is right, to have the backbone to change the things that need to change, even if it means suffering for our convictions.

The courage to change things within our control is the chance to take a stand, side by side, with your God. And thus the danger in praying for courage. According to His promise, He’ll grant it to you. And then you will need to act.

Give me courage, God. Hear my prayer.