You can have courage

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NLT)

 Have you ever faced a challenge that seemed so big and scary that you wanted to run away from it before you even assessed its enormity and level of difficulty?
 Perhaps you’re struggling with a moral dilemma. Perhaps you deal with excessive shyness. Perhaps you need to forgive someone who has wronged you.
 Sometimes our success is hampered by outside circumstances, and honestly, it’s easier to blame our failings on outside stuff. The truth is that far more often we’re defeated by our own negative habits, attitudes, mindsets, or simply the fear of the unknown.
 Courage is the guts to deal with whatever is holding you back. It’s realizing that you are responsible for you, and refusing to give yourself room to wiggle out of doing what’s right.
 You can have courage because God is with you. He’s right there with you, backing you up, not only ready to give you the strength and courage that you need, but also promising to meet you there and carry you through.
 Every time you make a brave choice—even if it’s a little one—you’re strengthening your courage. Then, when bigger challenges come, you’ll have the courage to tackle them. —Marie Story [1]

 Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at its testing point. —C.S. Lewis

[1] ] Anchor Dealing with Dragons