“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV)
God has made us brave, not fearful beings. In a forty-day devotional format, author and blogger Kelly Johnson invites you to consider a new way of thinking about what it means to be brave and challenges you to seek a greater intimacy with God and the people God has placed in your life.
Through Scripture, stories, prayers, and thought-provoking questions, you will recognize the seeds of divinely inspired bravery and learn the strength found in community. Using letters of the word brave as a guide, Being Brave highlights what God’s Word has to say about the characteristics of bravery: Bold, Resilient, Authentic, Vulnerable, and Engaged and Empowered by the Spirit.
Banish the fear that holds you back. You are a brave soldier!
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Summary
Being Brave by Kelly Johnson is a 40 day devotional to help us overcome fear and be brave. I love the story in the beginning of how she started it when her daughter asked her ‘ mommy I just need you to tell me I’m a brave soldier”” She provides a list of scripture verses in the back about fear and courage that are very helpful. I would have liked it better had she written them out versus us having to look them up.
Each of the 40 days includes scripture, an anecdote or inspiration, and questions. I felt there were great scriptures for the devotions. She also created appropriate prayers at the end of the chapter. She recommends keeping a special journal for the questions at the end of the chapter. The author uses the BRAVE acronym. Bold and Resilient are in the section on Power. Authentic and Vulnerable are in the section on Love. Engaged and Empowered are in the section on Self Discipline. Kelly packs the book full of scripture to refer back to when we need encouragement.
You can also find an excerpt from Being Brave and an interview with Kelly on the More Than a Review blog. I would recommend this book for any woman.