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\u201cCourage,\u201d said the cowardly lion, \u201cI have no courage! I\u2019m afraid all the time\u2026\u201d<\/h6>\n
Timidly he whines.<\/h6>\n
Crying, the lion crumbles in defeat\u2026<\/h6>\n
His three new friends console him, \u201cOh do not fear Friend Lion, for we are on our way to meet,<\/h6>\n
Someone we believe has answers and will make us all complete.\u201d<\/h6>\n
\u201cI have no heart,\u201d said Tin man.<\/h6>\n
\u201cI have no brain,\u201d Scarecrow peeps.<\/h6>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve traveled from far and I don\u2019t know my way back home,\u201d Dorothy weeps.<\/h6>\n
\u201cCome with us to the Emerald City, where dreams come true, you\u2019ll see what we mean.\u201d<\/h6>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m afraid of everything, I hide when someone screams\u2026\u201d<\/h6>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be at your side every step of the way, come on now while it\u2019s still day\u2026\u201d<\/h6>\n
Linking arms, they skip away with hope renewed come what may!<\/h6>\n
Are you afraid of what seems real?<\/h6>\n
Do bumps in the night cause panic and kill, the faith that gives you courage?<\/h6>\n
I\u2019ve learned in my short time here on earth, that even though my knees may knock, demons lurk and spit and mock, but with the help of my loving friend, Holy Spirit always wins\u2026<\/h6>\n
I do it anyway\u2026<\/h6>\n
Stand bold and brave and do not give way to the fear that tries to chase you away\u2026<\/h6>\n
For greater is He who lives in you than He who is in the world!!<\/h6>\n
Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the boldness to stand firm no matter what, look fear straight in the face and proclaim, I can\u2019t, but God can! Have courage anyway!<\/h6>\n

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~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill January 17, 2023<\/h6>\n
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.\u201d Joshua 1:9 New International Version<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n
Be strong and courageous; don\u2019t be terrified or afraid of them. For it is the <\/em>Lord <\/em>your God who goes with you; He will not leave you or forsake you.\u201d<\/em> Deuteronomy 31:6 Holman Christian Standard Bible<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
\u201cI am leaving you with a gift\u2014peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn\u2019t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don\u2019t be troubled or afraid.<\/em> John 14:27<\/em><\/strong> Living Bible<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Wait on the <\/em>Lord<\/em>; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the <\/em>Lord<\/em>!<\/em> Psalm 27:14 New King James Version<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cCourage,\u201d said the cowardly lion, \u201cI have no courage! I\u2019m afraid all the time\u2026\u201d Timidly he whines. Crying, the lion crumbles in defeat\u2026 His three new friends console him, \u201cOh do not fear Friend Lion, for we are on our way to meet, Someone we believe has answers and will make us all complete.\u201d \u201cI…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s8aPxH-courage","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7024"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7029,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7024\/revisions\/7029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}