Brave Through Change

Keep alert. Be firm in your faith. Stay brave and strong.

1 Corinthians 16:13 (CEV)

“Be brave!” people tell you.

But how?

Paul, the writer of today’s Bible verse, knew about being brave. He frequently said goodbye to friends as he travelled to preach about Jesus. He never knew what was going to happen. Many times, he was punished for his faith—beaten up and jailed.

So, he knew what he was talking about when he wrote a letter to his friends in the city of Corinth. He told them to be brave. And he gave them a tip on how to do it—by being firm in their faith.

To be firm in the faith means your relationship with God is stable in good times and bad. Think of a lighthouse on an island rock. The waters are always changing around it, but it is steady, unshaken. Even when things change around us, we can be brave because we know God has us in his hands and won’t let us go.

Paul wasn’t brave because he was sure he was strong enough to handle everything. He was brave because he knew God was in control.

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

Why is it sometimes hard to trust in God? In those times, it’s helpful to remember who God is. In a journal or on a piece of paper, write things you know about God. Then thank him for being who he is!

PRAY

God, sometimes I don’t even know how to be brave. Help me to rely on you.

KEEP IT GOING

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