courage

is an interesting thing. i've been thinking about it recently quite heavily. mostly because of a very close friend who displayed an incredible amount of courage today. it got me to thinking. what do the movies portray courage as? they portray it as "oh, i'm so tough. i'm never afraid of anything. i'm BRAVE!!!!" but is it really? no. courage is doing something even though it scares the crap out of you. it's doing it in spite of that natural fear. i see people doing this all the time.
I want to commend all of the people i know, and one person in particular (though i don't think they'll be reading this anytime soon), for when they display this kind of courage. i hope that i can someday have the same courage as you. kudos.

and to everyone: courage. it is not being unafraid. it's doing what needs to be done in spite of fear. i heard a good song by The Fray, in which he sings: "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same." this is so true. often, the hardest things in life are what absolutely needs to be done. we can look at this from a gospel standpoint. think about it: how easy would it be to simply give in to sin and let it take over our lives? much, much easier than you think. believe me, it's easy to just give in and accept sin in our lives. it takes so much more strength and determination to fight against the never ending waves of sin that Satan throws upon us and not give in to them. I pray that we all, when the time comes and our faith and courage are tested, will have the strength to stand up against the world and shine.


Peace and Love to you all, and may you all shine bright!!

Cody