. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” -2Timothy 1:7. “Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!” -Psalm 27:14. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” -Proverbs 3:5-6. “He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.” -Psalm 112:7 “I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.” -Psalm 16:8. Courage is, “the ability to do something that frightens one.” Courage is, “strength in the face of pain or grief.” -Definitions from Oxford Languages. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” -Isaiah 41:10. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.” Ephesians 6:10