Through the account of His crucifixion, the Lord Jesus Christ gives us the ultimate example of this kind of bravery: We often think of bravery as jumping out of an airplane, moving to a foreign country, or selling all of our possessions and stepping into the unknown.īut as Holly Barrett pointed out at the retreat, “For some people, being brave is staying right where you are.” Sometimes brave looks like submitting to your current situation and circumstances, even and especially when they’re not pleasant. Sometimes brave looks like staying right where you are. Sometimes, like the account of Peter, brave looks like trusting in Jesus’ commands, looking to Him, and stepping out of the “boat” of our comfort zone.Ģ. Mary pointed out that “often, in life, the boat becomes comfortable and familiar, and we don’t want to get out.” She shared thoughts about how Jesus asks us to move forward, to take next steps. On the final morning of the retreat, Mary Geisen led a devotional about the account in Scripture when Peter walks on water (Matthew 14:22-33). Sometimes brave looks like stepping out of our comfort zone. My takeaway from that time was 6 ways we can be brave for God:ġ.
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