I drew this adorable little turtle early in 2003. He was just fun to draw…besides, I like cute animals, including turtles. :)
Later, I came across this quote by James Bryant Conant and decided to put the two together to create a reminder that “God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline” (1 Timothy 1:7). Praise God! He gives you and me the courage we need to face any circumstance! What a precious gift!
Related Bible Verses:
Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Psalms 16:8 – “I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Proverbs 28:1 – “The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.”
1 Corinthians 16:13 – “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.”
Philippians 4:13 – “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
Romans 8:31-39 – “What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”