CHOOSE BOLD

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

“The fear-filled cannot love deeply. Love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee of return. The fear-filled cannot dream wildly. What if their dreams sputter and fall from the sky? The worship of safety emasculates greatness. No wonder Jesus wages such a war against fear.” ― Max Lucado 

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]. 2 Timothy 1:7 (AMP)

Jesus did say for us to “fear not” a lot; to have courage and give FREELY!  Paul told us to LOVE unswervingly regardless of the risk. (1 Corinthians 13 MSG)

So, ask yourself:

What dreams have you put on hold due to fear?

Have you withheld loving for fear of getting hurt?

Have you chosen timidity instead of boldness?

Anxiety over action?

When is the last time you GAVE with no thought of the quid pro quo??

GOD doesn't call the cowardly.  Instead He implores us to tackle our timidity by INJECTING soundness via the Holy Spirit using words like CALM, BALANCED, MINDFUL, POWERFUL, BOLD and CLEAR.

Bill Richardson once remarked, “I choose BOLD. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.

Want to make a difference?

Desire to PLEASE GOD?

Walk without fear.

Love BOLDLY!

Give BOLDLY!

Depend BOLDLY!

Lean BOLDLY!

SERVE BOLDLY knowing you may experience resistance or even ridicule for your decision.

Sir Francis Drake put it this way…

“Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, to dare more BOLDLY, to venture on wider seas, where storms will show your mastery, where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars. We ask you to push back the horizon of our hopes, and to push us into the future in strength, courage, hope, and love.”

Dare today.

Don’t fear today.

For:

...we (CAN) have BOLDNESS and access with confidence through our faith in HIM. Ephesians 3:12 ESV

…the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1 ESV

…we have such a hope, we are very bold - 2 Corinthians 3:12 ESV

Therefore, BE BOLD! 

Love all of you…

Have a BOLDLY BLESSED DAY!

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