COURAGE
Today’s Bible Verse For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4:14 (NIV) Courage What are character traits? Character traits are defined as the individual qualities or attributes that make up a person’s overall character. Every person possess many different character traits. Today, let’s look at Esther, and one of her most well known character traits. And that character trait is courage. The type of courage I am talking about is moral courage. It is the kind of courage described the story of Esther. It is the kind of courage that exposes you to ridicule, criticism, and the judgment. Esther is a great example of how costly it is to be courageous. When the opportunity came to either show up or shy away, Esther rose to the occasion in order to save her people. We will all come face to face with similar times in life where risk and fear confront us head on. The Bible tells us many times to “fear not” because God knows every day there will be an opportunity for fear to make us crawl under the bed, hide in the closet, and retreat from the battle. Following God and His Word takes courage and a decision to move out of our comfort zones. It is easy to say we will