Valiance
Definition:
Valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage; boldly courageous; brave; stout- hearted; marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic; worthy; excellent.
In the day and age we live in, it is greatly important to develop, as the Elder Generation would put it, tough, thick skin. This means that you develop an outer shell to your character that is not easily penetrable. Going through life and all of its oddities will make or break you in this regard. This is where learning to deal with life and all that it brings counts, and it will teach you how to be brave if you allow it and pay attention to the lessons.
There is much that will transpire in your life that will present itself with an aura of fear and intimidation. But you must learn to look life square in the eyes, dig your heels in the dirt where you stand and tell it that you will not be moved. You will learn and will be taught in the coming days ahead of you how to be brave and have courage. It is important that you learn to do so.
Many people around you are looking at your life for an example that you may not even be aware of, many who may never come out of the shadows of their self-induced disillusions. They may never tell you how they looked to you for strength, courage, and fearlessness. They may never tell you that because of the audacity that you walk in by not allowing or letting life toss you around aimlessly like a rag doll how it helped them to stand and break free of the chains of despair in their own lives. It may never be for you to ever know, but know this: someone is watching how brave and courageous you are.
In times where bravery is to be made manifest, fear will always present itself. I know that many have ascribed to the acronym of F.E.A.R. being False Evidence Appearing Real and that may very well be so. And understand this: there is nothing false about the evidence that has presented itself to you. Everything you see is apparent and brings along with it its own array of emotions that want you to believe them. The circumstances are quite real but your decision to embrace them and how to move past them and move forward is the real issue. But those who are of a Kingdom mind set know that there is wisdom and instruction available on how to deal with what has been presented and lies before us in a given situation.
But fear is something that you absolutely do not have to embrace. Some may say that fear or being afraid in a given situation is ok or a good thing and it absolutely is not. No level of fear at all is a good thing. It is an emotion that brings about distress by impending danger. At the heart of Valiance, bravery incorporates courage which is a quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to stand and face difficulty, danger, or pain without fear. So the two cannot coexist together. It's either one or the other. Be brave. Be courageous. Be Valiant.