12 Courage (1/2)
Courage is that daring force in you to go against, other than move with. It is not the absence of fear but going ahead despite the fear or jeer.
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do; there can be no courage unless you are scared
-Eddie Rickenbacker.
It was the courage in Nelson Mandela that caused him to fight for so long so that his people 'blacks' be set free from bondage and leave like free men. With the courage and strong will in him, he saw to it that he fought rigorously even if it meant death, for the apartheid to be over. He was jailed for twenty-five years but still didn't give up his goal, he had the courage to stand up bold and strong to oppose what he felt was wrong… All these sure did pay off; his courage was victorious alas.
In a certain kingdom where the king saw only people he summoned, his queen decided to pick courage to go see him without been summoned. She found favour in the king's eyes; the courageous step queen Esther took the day she did led the Jews to their freedom. (Esther 5)
When king Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue of wors.h.i.+p, it was G.o.d-inspired courage that caused Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to do otherwise and serve their one, true living G.o.d. They were prepared to die for their cause knowing that dying for such would rather be a gain. (Daniel 3)
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Most a times, courage is accompanied with faith and hope as seen in the ill.u.s.trations above. Having positive courage to do something is basically G.o.d-initiated; He puts that fearlessness in you, that zeal to do what you or people have been afraid to do. Most courageous people are potential leaders.
THE COURAGE TO BE DIFFERENT
To be different is to be distinct, not having the same qualities as others, separating one's self from others in terms of att.i.tude and character.
In the suburb of Ketu was a young sixteen year old girl named Ladi. I would not portray her to be a saint; neither was she a wild, wayward girl. She tried her best to do good, be good and do the right thing. She was in the final year of high school and the final examinations were approaching. The best three were usually given scholars.h.i.+ps to universities. Ladi wasn't really strong/excellent at academic work, that didn't stop her from working hard and striving for greatness. She knew two things: 1.) Failing humbly and honestly was far better than cheating her way through. 2.) She needed a scholars.h.i.+p to alleviate the burden upon her financially unstable background.