Quotes about Courage

We can only be used by God after we allow Him to show us the deep, hidden areas of our own character. It is astounding how ignorant we are about ourselves! We don't even recognize the envy, laziness, or pride within us when we see it. But Jesus will reveal to us everything we have held within ourselves before His grace began to work. How many of us have learned to look inwardly with courage?

Thank God that He does give us difficult things to do! His salvation is a joyous thing, but it is also something that requires bravery, courage, and holiness. It tests us for all we are worth.

Do I really dare to let God be to me all that He says He will be?

be. Paul said this is the reason that "in all these things we are more than conquerors." We are super-victors with a joy that comes from experiencing the very things which look as if they are going to overwhelm us.

If you yourself do not cut the lines that tie you to the dock, God will have to use a storm to sever them and to send you out to sea.

We are super-victors with a joy that comes from experiencing the very things which look as if they are going to overwhelm us.

We act like pagans in a crisis—only one out of an entire crowd is daring enough to invest his faith in the character of God.

If you do not cut the moorings, God will have to break them by a storm and send you out.

Are you learning to listen to God before you speak, or are you saying things and then trying to make God's Word fit what you have said? Take hold of the Father's assurance, and then say with strong courage, "I will not fear." It does not matter what evil or wrong may be in our way, because "He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you.

The Inspiration of Spiritual Initiative

God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome.

be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (16:33). Unyielding spiritual fortitude is what we need.