![]() ![]() You can find Be Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God During the Most Difficult Days of My Life here. Because I’m still thinking about all that I discovered not just about Mary, but about myself.Īnd I am still thinking about how God helps us be brave in the scared. And, I have no doubt, you’ll find some messages that are just for you. You’ll find love and life and transformation and beauty-and God on every page. But life is distracting and living brave is scary, opting out is easy and fear. ![]() There is grief in the book, as I knew there would be. You have much to offer the world, your family, your church, your neighbors. Mordecai was a Jewish servant 'in the kings gate' (Esther 2:19), which implied that he held a position in the kings court. She speaks right to you, sharing openly with an open, honest voice. Esther, a young orphan, was among the women the king ordered brought to the palace for special pampering and preparation for the kings scrutiny as possible royal replacements. But Mary writes it more fully and with the perspective gained through the journey she’s been on since Courtney’s passing. By sharing her vulnerability and strength, Mary may compel you to look at your own life and ask important questions about faith and trust and being open to God.īefore I started reading, I thought I knew the Lenaburgs’ story. If you’re like me, Mary’s writing will challenge you to want to grow and change. So, it’s no wonder that Mary’s book, Be Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God During the Most Difficult Days of My Life, is easy to get pulled into and impossible to put down. Over the past few years, I’ve heard Mary speak a few times, and each time her words have moved me. She was welcoming and warm, easy to talk to, and exactly the person I expected her to be from her writing. ![]() I walked into my friend Julie’s home to help set up for the gathering, and Mary was already there, arranging beautiful vases of flowers for the tables. Then the next spring I met her at a blogging conference. But I never actually thought I would meet Mary in real life. I prayed for and with her family, as so many people did around the world. But I vividly recall following along as Mary and her husband and son said goodbye to their daughter and sister, Courtney, before she passed away in December 2014.Mary shared their story with sadness, with hope, with faith, and with love. It’s about inviting the Holy Spirit to create courageous patterns of thinking, feeling, and living within us.I hardly remember when I first stumbled across Mary Lenaburg’s blog. Becoming brave isn’t about tricking ourselves into feeling a better way. Teaching: God is with me when I am afraid (Mark 6 John 14:27 16:33b Deuteronomy 33:27a). Remind them that God is bigger than your worries and fearseven worries and fears about COVID-19 2. Thankfully, the book of Daniel helps us unpack what is means to rise above the status quo and brave in a culture of fear. Let your kids know that while the virus is making lots of people sick, God is with us and cares for us when we’re afraid. Such fear incapacitates us, and actually makes us more vulnerable not less. In a culture of fear, it’s so easy to become bewildered, scared, or even paranoid. Join us this Sunday as we continue our Fall Sermon Series! The series called "Be Brave" is based upon the book of Daniel. ![]()
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