Be Brave

Although Sweet Baby is only five, she can drop some precious pearls of knowledge. She is in love with my cat, Fitz. So, she always asks how he is doing. I told her that Fitz got a shot recently, but he handled it like a champ. Then, I shared with her that I’m not a big fan of shots.

She was surprised that I wasn’t fearless. She told me that she had gotten a flu shot, and she wasn’t scared at all. As a matter of fact, she told me that she was brave. The thing that I love about Sweet Baby is that she didn’t want me going through life afraid of anything. So, she shared her recipe for bravery.

She told me to close my eyes, take a deep breath, and it would all be over before I knew it. She didn’t just tell me how to be brave either. She gave me a visual of this exercise using a nice, calm voice. It was incredibly impressive!

Even though she was talking about a shot from a doctor, you can put a spiritual lens on this principle. Life gets uncomfortable. We get sick and stuck in sin. Sometimes God, the Great Physician, has to give us shots to heal our sickness.

The shots generally involve us dealing with the issues that brought us to Him in the first place. Dealing with our issues is uncomfortable. Addressing our sin and hidden insecurities is not light work. I know because that’s the space that I’m currently existing in.

Then God sent the sweetest Sweet Baby in the world to remind me to be brave. To close my eyes, take a deep breath, and let Him work it all out. It will be over before I know it. #wepreach #bebrave