You see my brave looks a bit different this season. It doesn't feel brave; it feels stuck and not full of purpose to be honest.
I love the bravery definition most of us think of: getting out of my comfort zone, risking, going after a dream or passion, jumping off that big unknown cliff. I tell peeps to do this all the time. It's what I love! But it is much harder for me to be brave in the way that God is calling me right now. I would rather jump off the cliff, chase after a dream or passion, hustle and go after the hard--that doesn't scare me. And it doesn't mean I won't do that again, soon, I hope, but as of this season, it's looking a bit different.
Living simply, taking care of the ones right in front of me, putting my desires on hold to be there for family and extended family that needs special care right now, that is my brave right now--this is my season. There is more background to this season, but it doesn't need to be said. It's just what it is, and I need to embrace it. It won't be forever my season, but it is for now. Circumstances that we didn't know have come our way, and I need to lean into it. It may not seem daunting or spectacular, but to me, it is harder than hard. It's out of my comfort zone times 1,000,000.
definition of brave: endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behavior) without showing fear.
We are all on a different brave ladder--maybe you need to risk and get out of your safe place--maybe you need to go after something, and be scared and do it anyways. Maybe God is asking you to do something great for him--write, start a business, go back to school, pursue a calling. Or maybe you're like me, who needs to be Brave by embracing the simple. Maybe you just need to show "you" to others. All of you! Some of you might be fighting a disease that has unfairly smacked you or the one you love in the face, and when you want to throw in the towel, you let your brave take over. The brave and courage that God can only give. Some of you may need to be brave in your marriage or relationships. Maybe, being brave is loving and serving unconditionally, not always worried about what we get in return. Whatever it is, let's come along side one another and encourage each other's bravery. We may be scared out of our minds, but we do it anyways.
The beautiful thing is we don't have to compare; we don't have to covet someone else's brave moment. Because everyone's brave is different. Everyone is in a different season, and different circumstances warrant different courage. But what I do know is that all of our bravery needs each other. Some of us who love to jump and get out of our comfort zone need to spur our safe friends to risk. And some of us who feel un-brave because we don't feel like we are "doing" the BIG brave thing, need to be encouraged that what you are doing "right now" matters. Because everyone's brave looks different. And everyone needs a little pat on the behind that's says, "you got this." #beyou #bravery #bebrave