“Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done — that’s courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward” – Piers Anthony
When discussing courage, I have always noticed that fear and faith are always apart of the conversation. Over the years, I have learned that fear is contaminated faith. Fear and faith are polar opposites. I can’t have fear when I have faith. I can’t have faith when I have fear. I must choose which one I am serving.
Most recently one of my mentors informed me that fear last 5 to 7 minutes in the body in its clear clean state. Fear is a wake up call. Really? That’s all it is. I hadn’t looked at fear in that manner at all. If it only last 5 to 7 minutes, why do I feel like it hangs around for months, years? Because I allow it to.
My experience with fear has been paralyzing in my life many times. Other times, I have walked in the midst of fear and feel exuberant that I conquered the fear and moved into faith by taking just that one step out of my comfort zone.
I agree with Piers Anthony – “Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done – that’s courage”. What will you courageously do today? Do you challenge yourself to do one thing a day that takes you out of your comfort zone? This is a good goal to set for yourself. The more you live outside of fear, the more courageously you live. I choose to see faith like a muscle, the more I practice it, the better I get at living it.
I choose to live courageously minute by minute, day by day. When I find myself back in the muck of living fearfully, I am reminded to wake up as soon as I can and do as the title of Susan Jeffers book states – “Feel the fear and do it anyway!”
