LIFE SHRINKS OR EXPANDS IN PROPORTION TO ONE’S COURAGE
- ANAIS NIN
THE COURAGE TO DO THE HONOURABLE THING (PART 1)
“And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, “Get you up this way southward, And go up into the mountain: And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; And what the land is that they dwell in whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; And what the land is, whether It be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes.” (Numbers 13:17-20)
Moses is commanding the twelve spies to go and spy out the land of Jericho. God had promised them the land for an inheritance. They obeyed and spied out the land. Moses tells them to be of good courage. In Life it takes courage to carry out a command or to do the right thing. Having courage will determine Whether or not we will accomplish the task or command. When we attempt to do something and have not The courage to do it we fail in life. Life shrinks back when our courage is weak and small. Life expands When our courage is strong and we are enabled to accomplish the task or job at hand. It is not that we Could not do it we did not have the courage to .
