Finding Courage in the Unknown (Podcast 592)

We all have areas of our lives with more questions than answers. How do we find true biblical courage while living in the unknown? Today, I'm sharing with you some biblical practices that I've found helpful while living in the unknown. Resources mentioned in this episode: Link to podcast episode search bar

Raising Boys to Men Book

Raising Boys to Men Audiobook

The Unhurried Homeschooler

The Unhurried Homeschooler Audiobook

Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart

The Four-Hour School Day

Courage by Joe Rigney: How the Gospel Creates Christian Fortitude

Quotes and scriptures mentioned in this episode:

Thomas Merton:

“The world of men has forgotten the joys of silence, the peace of solitude which is necessary, to some extent, for the fullness of human living. When that inner voice is not heard…life is always miserable and exhausting…If man is constantly exiled from his own home, locked out of his own spiritual solitude, he ceases to be a true person.” 

 

From an article on How Silence Helps Us connect With God:

Without silence, we struggle to know ourselves and who God created us to be. When our minds are constantly filled with outside stimuli, it becomes impossible to make space for the lessons that silence can teach us about God, about ourselves, and about his work in the world each day.

 

Psalm 46:10

Exodus 14:14

Isaiah 40:31

2 Chron. 20:17

Psalm 37:7

Isaiah 30:15

Psalm 31:24

Psalm 112:7,8

 

Wes's sermon on silence, solitude, and stillness:

Growth and Opposition

 

THE AGE-LONG MINUTE

by Amy Carmichael

Thou art the Lord who slept upon the pillow,

Thou art the Lord who soothed the furious sea,

What matter beating wind and tossing billow

If only we are in the boat with Thee?

Hold us in quiet through the age-long minute

While Thou art silent, and the wind is shrill:

Can the boat sink while Thou, dear Lord, art in it?

Can the heart faint that waiteth on Thy will?

 

St. Francis de Sales  1567-1622

Be at peace. Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; rather look to them with full hope as they arise. God, whose very own you are, will deliver you from out of them. He has kept you hitherto, and He will lead you safely through all things; and when you cannot stand it, God will bury you in his arms. Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you then and every day. He will either shield you from suffering, or give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imagination.