For Such A Time As This (Part 3 of 10) "Risking It All"

Risking It All — Faith, Courage, and Renewal

Let me ask you something as you step into this episode with me:

When is silence wisdom… and when is it fear?
And at what point does waiting stop being patience and start becoming disobedience?

Those aren't just questions for Esther's story — they're questions for your life, right now.

In this episode of Heat and Light, we walk through the story of Esther, a woman who didn't step into courage immediately. She stepped into fear first. And that matters, because so many of us think courage means not being afraid. Scripture shows us something different.

Esther was terrified. She knew the law. She knew the risk. She knew that approaching the king unsummoned could mean death. And yet, right in the middle of that fear, we see something powerful happen — not action yet, but renewal.

Before Esther ever says, "If I perish, I perish," she fasts. She prays. She pauses. She gets right with God.

That's where I want to encourage you today.

We often ask, "How do I get more courage?"
But Scripture keeps pointing us back to a better question:
"Am I allowing God to renew my mind?"

Romans 12:2 tells us that transformation doesn't come from pushing harder — it comes from renewal. And renewal isn't instant or superficial. It's a realigning of the heart, the mind, and the will with God. That's what Esther does. That's what Nehemiah does. And that's what we're invited into as well.

Courage doesn't come from pretending we aren't afraid.
Courage comes when faith is rooted deeply enough that fear no longer has the final word.

Esther didn't rush into the throne room. She didn't minimize the danger. She prepared herself spiritually — and then she acted. That's a pattern we can't miss.

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