ChrisTeen: Facing Boldness

It's kind of like..instead of saying, " Lord take this cup from me" you are saying, " Lord give me the courage, boldness, and strength to drink from it." All that are willing, please read Acts Chapter 4.

The Apostles found themselves being threatened by the high priests and Sadducees for preaching the resurrection of Christ, going and baptizing in the name of the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY GHOST. They could not find fault in the Apostles because people were indeed being healed by this name and believing in this name, the same name of the one they crucified. Instead they chose to make a threat, threatening Peter and the others to attempt the halt of the the spread of the Gospel. What I like about this story, and what I hold on to, is the fact that the Apostles did not leave afraid, they went to pray. AND when they went to pray they did not pray for the mind change of the Sadducees and High Priests; they did not pray for the persecution to be stopped. Instead they prayed for the courage and the boldness to continue on with the work in which they had been called to do.

Many of us find ourselves in fearful situations where the decisions in which we have to make, because of this life that we have been called to live, may possibly lead to us being heart broken, being set aside, or just plain left out. Know that if your heart is broken, you serve a God that can heal it. Know that if you are set aside, God is sitting there with you. Trust that whatever the obstacle, God has the power to take you through it. Job says in 23:10 BUT HE KNOWS THE WAY THAT I TAKE, AFTER HE HAS TRIED ME, I SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD.

As I write this to you, I also speak to myself. Even though you may hurt from it, you may cry, it may frustrate you, and you may not understand it, know that nothing is in vain. If you are a believer in God, you are also a believer in His word and it states that ALL things work together for our good (Romans28:8). All means everything under the sun, even your personal hang ups. Know that it is all for a greater purpose. Pray for the boldness to move when He says move, to speak when He says speak. Even pray for the courage to remain silent, be patient and be still, because believe or not it takes strength to do those things as well. Pray for the boldness to live this life that He has chosen you, personally, to live.

I love you,
Editor in Chief Macy C. James

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