Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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Every day the world is asking you if you are a coward. It asks you through your friendships your boss your problems your financial difficulties relationships even through your mood swings and your emotions. are you going to be a coward? Are you going to shrink back? Are you going to let fear motivate you? 

 

If strength and courage does not answer the call then you live a life of regret and shame and self loathing. Not only that, but you become a miserable person to be around because you’re always captious in how you see others. 

In my brief life here on earth there is no more miserable person to be around than someone who is insecure and lives in fear because of it. They constantly are trying to prove they are not fearful by picking on issues, they try to prove they are valuable and boost their self esteem by prancing around in their feeble and holier than thou attacks on others. 

Here is the truth about those people who yell and scream the loudest and try to manipulate you and control you… they hate themselves. They fear what others think the most. And the fact that you don’t drives them nuts… they are thinking “hey you should bow to peer pressure just like I do… what makes you so special that you think you don’t have to fear peoples opinions like I do?” 

 

The bible says fear not 365 times in the bible. One for each day… but we gotta have fear, its normal and without it we don’t have courage. No fear, no courage. There has to be a hill to climb in order to achieve a new height in life. 

 

Let me explain in John 

14:27 

 

the word there for Fear is Day-Lee-ah-o

It means do not cower, to be timid, to shrink back. 

Understand it this way… you are moving forward in an area of life. A goal, maybe actions based upon your beliefs, things you desire for your family… regardless you are moving in that direction daily. You have a plan and when things or people come against your beliefs, or goals or plans you are called to not be afraid - i.e. do not move backward, do not cower or shrink back from what you want or believe in. 

So when you choose not to be afraid “again… shrink back” you are now exhibiting courage. You must be faced with the choice of fear or courage. You do not have to act on fear… you can feel fear and by not acting on it exhibit courage. 

 

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

 

Its interesting when you look at the word dismayed here in the hebrew… it literally means don’t lay down. We’ve heard that saying before right? What happened in the fight… oh well he just laid down. 

Kaw-thath to be prostrate… 

Don’t be the guy that folds. 

When get asked this week if you are a coward… in any circumstance? Answer the call by not backing down… as Joshua 1:9 says “The Lord your God is with you… he is walking with you… so walk the talk and answer the call!