How to be encouraged!
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| English: Marshall Ney supporting the Rear Guard During the Retreat from Moscow, on exhibition at the Manchester Art Gallery. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Napoleon called Marshall Ney the bravest man he’d ever known. Yet, one morning before a battle, the Marshall’s knees trembled so badly that he had difficulty mounting his horse. When he was finally in the saddle, he shouted down at his limbs, “Shake away, knees. You would shake worse, if you knew where I was taking you!”
Courage is not the absence of fear; it’s the conquest of it! It’s Gideon with 300 soldiers going to fight an army of Midianites as big as the ocean, because God said, “Surely I will be with thee.” (See Judges 6:16.) It’s Peter stepping out of the boat in the middle of a storm to walk on the water. It’s doing what you’ve never done before, in order to go with God where you’ve never been before to receive from Him what you’ve never had before. It’s choosing to take the road less traveled—the hard path—because it’s the right path.
Do you need strength today? Are you facing a difficult situation? You’re not alone today! Jesus said, “I will ask the Father and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby) that He may remain with you forever” (John 14:16, AMP).
