"Courage isn’t always loud; sometimes it's the woman who chooses stillness and listens. She listens to her body when it says rest, to her boundaries when they say enough, to the quiet truth inside that has been right all along… strength gathers — patient, grounded, unshakeable — the kind of thunder that does not need to shout to be believed."
— Steve De’lano Garcia
There is a kind of courage that doesn’t roar. It doesn’t arrive with fanfare or applause, nor does it need to prove itself through action. It moves quietly, like breath through the trees, or the steady rhythm of waves upon the shore.
A few years ago, I heard the Lord whisper,
“Courage and confidence will follow obedience.”
Those words have never left me. True courage is not born in moments of adrenaline or public victory, but in the quiet “yes” to God when no one else sees. It grows with each step of obedience — each moment we trust His voice over our fear, His truth over our own understanding.
Courage increases when we walk in alignment with what He’s asked of us, even when the path feels uncertain. It’s choosing stillness when the world demands hustle. It’s saying no to what drains your peace, and yes to what nourishes your soul. It’s unclenching your jaw, breathing all the way to the bottom of your lungs, and meeting fear with presence instead of panic.
This courage is gentle yet resolute, quiet yet fierce. It is not the absence of fear but the decision to move with faith regardless of it. It is the strength that comes from abiding in the One who never leaves, who calls us not to perform but to rest in obedience.
📖 “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” — Isaiah 30:15 (NKJV)
May we be women who walk in this quiet kind of courage — whose confidence is not in the noise of achievement but in the steady heartbeat of obedience. For every small step taken with God builds a faith too deep to be shaken and a peace too profound to be stolen.
🙌Prayer:
🕊️ Holy Spirit, teach me to listen — to my body, to my boundaries, and most of all, to Your still, small voice. Let obedience become my courage, and peace my confidence.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Thursday, 9 October 2025
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