But for me, this journal has been much more than an assignment... it's been a mirror. It's become something I've come face to face with every night for the past two weeks and really seen if I have the guts to live the EPIC LIFE.
It's shocked me, comforted me, and grown me.
Here's what I've found:
Courage requires confidence. Not confidence in oneself, but confidence in ONE GOD. For that is the most epic story of all. The story about a God who lived the EPIC LIFE and who proved that epic braveness was possible.
Courage is only found in those who choose to be courageous. The more I look at it, the more I see that courage separates those with "different" thinking and "different" callings.
Courage is a calling. It's a call to revolutionize what is, love everything, and obey with the gentleness of the "Green Giant". Courage is strong.
All in all, courage is a journey. It is not a destination. It is a lifestyle. It is a life where we fight multi-headed dragons, wield hobbit blades, and start revolutions. Constantly courage calls upon us to fight, and never give up that fight. We do not fight alone though. We fight alongside MIGHTY friends, and though we fall, we pick ourselves up and keep on chasing that lion. Courage is not something we reach. It's something we live. It is not the destination, but rather the route to that destination. But we know all in all that we will end up victorious, for it has been promised to us in the word. So every day we pick up our cross, trusting that Christ will provide the strength. And in each footstep, whether we realize it or not, we show courage. For after all, you never really see it until after it's over and say, "Wow, God is truly a great God" and then we just keep on trekking. So I'll keep on trekking, I know not when the journey ends, I just know that I'm called to be brave until I get there. And I know that it won't just be my pair of footprints. There's going to be one right next to me all the way through. So I'm going to keep carrying my cross because that's what it takes, no matter how long the journey. Will you?
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