Thankfull thursday ~ COURAGE ~

Laurie @ Women Taking A Stand chose COURAGE today! This is what she shares

I have never thought of myself as a particularly courageous person. I don't jump
out of planes. I have never gone water skiing. I would tremble to climb Mt.
Everest. I don't even like spiders, and definitely I am gravely afraid of little
rodents!


Bravery? That is for other people. Right?
Wrong!!


When I think about the trials that my life has taken me thru - I
realize that courage had alot to do with my survival. Some days, it might have
been easier to climb Mount Everest! But during those times of wanting to hide my
head in the sand and wishing I could run into my bedroom and hover under the
covers - I realized that was EXACTLY what the enemy was trying to get me to do.
The enemy wanted me to wither, to fall, to cave in, to fall off the mountain!


Some of you know exactly what I am talking about. Needing courage to
take another step. Needing Courage.


Courage in your moment of grief.
Courage in your moment of pain. Courage in your moment of sickness. Courage in
your moment of stress. Courage in your moment of despair. Courage.



PSALM 3:3 "Lord, You are my shield, my wonderful God who gives
me courage."

While reading this i could relate and see God's hands through my whole life ,struggles and cirumstances. His biggest gift i got in my life and what i wrote about in my testimony is that " I learned about God just how i learn to write and speak " For me he was and is always " a living reality"!!
I see different moments of courage in my life

1. Coming as a young adult to Europe all by myself


2. Handling insecurity's of not having a staying permit and stable work in the "beautyfield"


3. Making the choice to study for and work with elderly


4. Get married and stayed married!


5. Start a beautybusiness with my dh's from "scratch"( no savings and businessloan) and combine it with my other job


6. Raisig up our kids....


7. Surviving " the recession"

This looking back stirs-up ALOT of Praise and THANKFULNESS for GOD ALMIGHTY!

• FOR HIS LEADING HAND AND GUIDANCE


• HIS PROTECTION FROM HARM AND WRONG CHOICES AND WHEN MADE WRONGS FORGIVENESS AND GRACE


• HE PROVIDED EACH AND EVERYDAY IN DIFFERENT WAYS, IN NATURE,IN OPPURTUNITIES,IN PEOPLE BRINGING OUR WAY,IN GIVING US EACHOTHER AS A FAMILY.....


• HE GAVE US COURAGE TO FACE EACH AND EVERYDAY BOLDLY AND GAVE HIM HONOUR WITH OUR LIFE


• HE GIVES US ALWAYS HOPE, A FUTURE AND PEACE WHAT SURPASES AND TRANCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING!

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