The command to be courageous isn't for you to, you know, muster up your own strength,
to be able to do what it takes to survive suffering, to survive hard things, to win the
battle. God is with you in the hard things, in the battles, in the good times, and in the bad times.
And in Christ, that promise for courage and that promise for his presence isn't just for a hard
moment, it's our permanent reality in Christ.