I’ve seen Facing the Giants so many times but this is probably one of my favorite motivational scenes. I’ve seen the clip below used many times and at various times through out inspirational messages that I’ve listened to as a way to motivate us into doing our VERY BEST! Isn’t it true though? Sometimes we think we ‘can’t’ do something, and we convince ourselves it’s ‘too late’ or ‘too hard.’ Check out my previous post, Defying the odds, because a bumblebee was never meant to fly, but it did anyway!
It’s probably one of the hardest things to do, to force ourselves to keep going when things get hard or tough. It may seem like it’s too difficult and it’s easier to do what we need to do ‘to just get by.’ You think, 'I’ve done just enough to meet my minimum goal.’ And, the minimum goal is all you think you can do, but what about that Big Hairy Audacious Goal you have set for yourself? How are you going to ever meet that if you never get past that small goal? So many times we find ourselves sitting by the sidelines when we should be out playing the game. I know you’re probably thinking, “but the game’s pretty scary, I could get hurt, I can’t make it though the entire way.” I have those exact same thoughts at times. What if I get in the game, and I totally…well, ‘mess up?’ “What if I get out there and people laugh at me and think I’m crazy?” Well, we all make mistakes, we’re human. If we never take risks, we can never mess up and we can never learn from our ‘mistakes.’ It’s the ‘mistakes’ that make us stronger and help us grow. Also, if we never step out of our comfort zone because we are afraid of people laughing at us or making fun of us, we will be missing out on so much more that God has planned for our lives. Like it says in, Joshua 1:9, “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” If we let God in and give him control of our life, He is with us where ever we go and we don’t have to be afraid.
If you really give it your all and step out of
your comfort zone and really push yourself….yes, people are going to watch you, but it’s the people who are really seriously watching you who are going to be ‘in awe’ of the courage and strength you have to do something so insanely courageous. It’s the same people who want to do something courageous as well, but needed to see you as an example. I can remember this quote from, We Bought a Zoo, ‘all it takes is 20 seconds of insane courage’ and your life could completely change.What if everyone took 20 seconds to do something insane and incredibly courageous? What would that look like? How would you feel?
Take a few minutes to watch these short clips from Facing the Giants and We Bought a Zoo.
Just when something may seem really, really hard to start and even harder to finish, just remember when you finally make it through it’s all going to be worth it! Then, it’s time to start something NEW again!
What’s your 20 seconds of insane courage? Please feel free to share your thoughts below.
Motivational Scene from “Facing the Giants” -- Give it your VERY BEST!
20 Seconds of Insane Courage
Blessings,
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