Intrepid
in·trep·id /inˈtrepəd/
adjective
fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).
Kids are fearless. They are willing to do and try anything. They do not comprehend the danger associated with their actions. They innately trust people. They are not paralyzed by failure. They simply get up and try again. I see it every day with my daughter. She is learning to walk. She falls all the time, but she gets up and tries again. She hurts herself, but she tries again. We could take a page from her playbook. How many times have we failed? How many times have we just given up? How many times have we been paralyzed by fear? Why don’t we try again? Why can’t we be fearless? It’s all in our head. It is a mindset. Today, I want to remind you that we have been power. We have a sound mind. We are intrepid.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Braveheart
1 John 4:18 NIV There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
I think the hardest thing to recover from is heartbreak. After you’ve been hurt, its hard to love again because fear is present. Fear brings back memories of past pain. Fear reminds you. Fear encourages isolation. Fear discourages you. Fear fuels doubt. To love again, requires you to push back your emotions. To love again, requires you to trust again. To love again, requires you to believe again. To love again, requires you to have a braveheart. You do have a braveheart. You have been given the ability to forgive and forget, and to love again. You have a braveheart that heals itself. You have a braveheart that’s waiting on you.
Fearless
Most of us live our entire lives in fear of something. It's not always something big. It's not always something terrifying. Sometimes, it's something small. We have a fear of being successful. We have a fear of failure. We have a fear of being like our parents. We have a fear of being stuck. We have a fear of change. We have a fear of anything and everything out of our control. Fear is paralyzing. It can keep you from moving forward. It can cause you to doubt everything and everyone. The first step to conquering your fears is understanding why they exist in the first place. It does require a bit of soul searching and introspect, but I guarantee it will be worth it. Overcome one fear at a time. Acknowledge they exist, and each day try to fear less. Fear less and less each day until one day you are fearless. Take one step in the direction of being fearless. You are fearlessly and wonderfully made. You were not created with the spirit of fear. Be fearless.
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."-Jack Canfield