To do the most with what we have and are, we need to be brave and courageous!

This I've known since I was three years old and acted with faith to approach our mother and newborn brother and kiss him on his forehead although I was nervous about this. This is my first vivid memory.

 

Since then I've had daily opportunities to act with courage, genuine bravery, for the betterment of all life.

 

These opportunities may not appease our superficial preferences (even at all) yet could surely yield "fruit" over time, even eternally.

As an example, I was offered a job to travel and relocate for a fall season in Connecticut to work as a Nature's Classroom teacher and despite unforeseen challenges I had a very great time.

With eleWe sang ukelele songs, built campfires, explored nature and interacted with such wildlife as salamanders, respectfully reenacted aspects of the Oregon Trail and enjoyed wonderful food.

I was rather exhausted at the end of each fourteen hour day Jumping into the, so far, at times wondrous and arduous virtuous life with God ever included some amount of endurance and positive contribution since antiquity.

These Bible verses (Matthew 5:13-16) are relevant:

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."

There really is something akin to a line to step across, metaphorically yet perhaps actually also even, whether by word, thought, deed or some combination if God verily calls upon us to act for good.

We can heed God with such perception, the abilities to do so existing latent or active within all people:

 

  • clair-sentience (feelings and--or energy from God)
  • clair-cognizance (assistance and support with thinking from God)
  • clair-voyance (sights and visions from God)
  • clair-olfaction (smells from God (yes really, I've experience this too))
  • clair-audience (hearing voices and other sounds of God)

 

It's always been that I've experienced a good feeling from God and--or because of heeding God either before, soon after, during, or some combination of these via acting courageously.

The fruits of virtuous conduct may have to be patiently awaited yet with faith and understanding and requisite virtuous self-conduct such may eventually be.