1Corinth. 16:13 - 14 Stand firm in the faith; Be men of courage; Be strong. Do everything in love.
Many times we find ourselves a little afraid to do certain things, perhaps things that are new, that make us different and unique, because we worry about what the rest of the world thinks, says, or does. We worry we'll be mocked and criticized...we worry about failure. As Christians, we cannot be afraid to fall, to be hurt, to be humiliated.....we cannot be afraid of rejection of being shut down. We cannot be afraid to take a stand and to love!!
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” - T. Roosevelt
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