When we seek to become more courageous, we may believe that we have to uproot fear from our heart. But courage doesn’t require fear to be uprooted; it just requires fear to be exposed when it is unreliable. Fear itself is not a bad thing. Whenever we try to do something new and face some uncertainty, it is natural that we will feel some twinge of uncertainty within us, some apprehension, some fear. While fear can be a signal that warns us about danger, it can also be an unreliable signal.
How to grow in courage
How to grow in courage
How to grow in courage
When we seek to become more courageous, we may believe that we have to uproot fear from our heart. But courage doesn’t require fear to be uprooted; it just requires fear to be exposed when it is unreliable. Fear itself is not a bad thing. Whenever we try to do something new and face some uncertainty, it is natural that we will feel some twinge of uncertainty within us, some apprehension, some fear. While fear can be a signal that warns us about danger, it can also be an unreliable signal.