Courage is resistance to fear,
mastery of fear.
Not the absence of fear.
Courage is not a matter of simply not being afraid. It is a matter of taking action even when you are afraid!
Courage is also more than sheer bravado shouting, "I can do this!"
and launching out with a do-or-die attitude over some reckless dare.
True courage is manifested when a person chooses to take a difficult or even dangerous course of action because it is the right thing to do. Courage is looking beyond yourself to what is best for another.
The source of all courage is the Holy Spirit, our Comforter. God has given Him to us to remain at our side to help us. When we welcome Him into our lives and He compels us to do something, we can confidently trust He will be right there with us, helping us get it done!
Therefore take up the whole armor of God. that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore.
Ephesians 6:13-14
