"Courage is in
short supply these days." I heard that phrase from General Jerry
Boykin. It gave me chills, because he nailed it. He is SO right.
Courage IS in short supply these days....
especially from believers.
I'm not talking about the kind of courage
someone would envision. The kind of courage that is ready to physically fight
an intruder. No. I'm talking about a spiritual kind of courage. A kind of
courage that is ready to stand for a faith it says it believes in.
That kind of courage is scary. It's scary,
because it risks being laughed at. Misunderstood. Ridiculed. Hated. Left
lonely.
But that's what God
asks us to do.
General Boykin made an interesting statement.
He said that often, Christians talk about how "God is in control." And He is. His sovereign hand is over
everything. But he observed how we often use that statement as an excuse,
to sit back and do nothing.
Nothing.
We don't take a stand for what's right. We
don't let our voices be heard.
Do you know why some people constantly fill up
our news screens? Because they are speaking - no shouting - loud enough for
their voices to be heard. Even if they are aimless, they believe in what they
are standing for and they aren't afraid to say it and stand for it.
Why aren't we?
I don't want to constantly "zip my
lips." I want to speak wisely, and gently. I want to stand with love for
humanity. But I also want to speak for what is morally right. I want to stand for my faith. I want to
stand for all that is good.
It has to be done the right way; but it has to
be done.
God
doesn't NEED us to fight for Him. But He WANTS us to.
I would never abandon my family without
fighting for them. If they were lost, I would search for them until I found
them. If they were attacked, I would defend them. I expect the same out of
myself for a Lord that I say rules my heart and my life.
I HAVE to stand up. I HAVE to speak up. I
can't be afraid what others think. Political or not. Spiritual or not.
Emotional or not. Physical or not.
I am an heir to the
kingdom. And I am here to defend and stand for its legacy. I am here, to fight
for its cause. In love. In dignity and integrity.
Are you?
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