When God calls, He almost always says do not be afraid, which tells us that fear is expected. This Path is for a threshold: a new role, a hard conversation, a task that feels too large. Courage here is not a personality. It is a response to a promise.
This Path is part of the house. One year opens it, with every other Path.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9BSB
The Words, in order
- Joshua 1:9The command, and the reason: the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
- Deuteronomy 31:6The same words, given first to a whole people who had lost their leader.
- 2 Timothy 1:7What God gives instead of fear.
- Isaiah 41:10Upheld by His right hand.
- Isaiah 43:1–2Called by name, and accompanied through water and fire.
- Ephesians 2:10The work in front of you was prepared in advance.
- Micah 6:8What the calling actually requires: justice, mercy, humility.
- Philippians 4:13Strength for whatever the circumstance turns out to be.
- Hebrews 12:1–2Run, with your eyes on the One who ran first.