{"id":35992,"date":"2021-07-15T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goingfarther.org\/?p=35992"},"modified":"2022-03-15T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T21:13:02","slug":"the-cost-of-courage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goingfarther.org\/the-cost-of-courage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"THE COST OF COURAGE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35992\" class=\"elementor elementor-35992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c673c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c673c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e42fd5\" data-id=\"5e42fd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9eee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c9eee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many of us had to do some recounting of the cost of some things before you made a purchase? Maybe in a grocery lineup trying to recalculate all your items to see if it will match the money in your bank account? Or maybe you assessed your emotional or mental account and realized you were already spent?<\/span><\/p><p>I would imagine we&#8217;ve done that more now than ever before.<\/p><p>Today I want to talk to you about counting the cost. Yes maybe some of us know and would acknowledge that we have counted the cost in following Christ, and <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">acknowledge that it&#8217;s a daily calculation of that price! However,<\/span> I believe God is doing a new thing now, and he&#8217;s calling us to <strong>RISE UP and count the cost yet again.<\/strong><\/p><p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"The Cost of Courage\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zuf_LmDN3cM?list=PLFnjh0J3FkOrGlyuQLFtpyEtHR5OESDvP\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8886429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8886429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does It Mean to Love Your Neighbour?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f5fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f5fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Luke 10:27-35, we read about a story where Jesus is speaking to a man experienced with law. He questions Jesus about how he can have eternal life, and Jesus tells him there are two things you must do:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Love your neighbour as yourself.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But when Jesus mentioned his neighbour, the man of the law asked him, \u201cWho is my neighbour?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In today\u2019s vlog, I want to talk about the cost of courage, and why it\u2019s of utmost importance to count the cost and find the courage to love your neighbour as yourself!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eff57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eff57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who's Your Neighbour?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631c735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"631c735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus goes on to explain how a Gentile was beaten, stripped, and left to die on the side of the road.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Gentile was suffering and yet people just kept walking by ignoring his pain, one was even a priest. But, because Gentiles where low class in society, he didn\u2019t want to be seen associating with him or take the time to help <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">save his life.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, a Samaritan walked by and took pity on him. A Samaritan, who were notorious for not being the nicest people, took the time to help him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And Jesus says, &#8220;The person on the side of the road, struggling, who you may not get along with or someone society doesn\u2019t want you to help, that\u2019s who your neighbour is.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2017554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2017554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Someone\u2019s Life Depends On You<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d4358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95d4358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being a good neighbour to those around you isn\u2019t just about doing something when you feel like it, or to make yourself look better in front of other people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being a good neighbour could mean simply smiling at another individual, or holding the door, but it also means getting your hands dirty and stepping outside of your comfort zone to help, even when you don\u2019t feel like it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By doing something you think is small or minuscule, or something that challenges you, may very well be that one thing that changes or even saves someone&#8217;s life. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb032b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb032b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start Making a Difference in Other\u2019s Lives<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8290640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8290640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether it\u2019s a small act of kindness, or something that takes you out of your comfort zone, being a good neighbour is important and worth it.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today\u2019s blog is featuring one of the many devotionals <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">taken from my new book contagious courage, that I am excited to share with you. I pray these devotionals both challenge and encourage you. You can also find these devotionals on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLFnjh0J3FkOrGlyuQLFtpyEtHR5OESDvP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a> as well as on<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.100huntley.com\/watch?id=230261\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 100 Huntley Street <\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8437a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ad8437a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e241a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e241a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STARTS RIGHT HERE - CASTING CROWNS <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad9e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ad9e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Casting Crowns - Start Right Here ((Single Version) [Official Lyric Video])\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wGvfagBOHJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdd963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7bdd963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-499b7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"499b7df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02587b0\" data-id=\"02587b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb9c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb9c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTAGIOUS COURAGE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7462c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf7462c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019d like to learn how to navigate uncomfortable situations in your life and start living your life of courage, c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lick the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Contagious-Courage-Freedom-Vahen-King\/dp\/0995090955\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY NOW<\/a> link below to grab your copy of Contagious Courage, and take advantage of my <a href=\"https:\/\/goingfarther.thinkific.com\/courses\/contagious-courage-intro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREE<\/a> online <a href=\"https:\/\/goingfarther.thinkific.com\/courses\/contagious-courage-intro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contagious Courage introductory course.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd5b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abd5b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"473\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf18a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf18a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOIN THE COURAGEOUS GIVING COMMUNITY TODAY! <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4da98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d4da98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc377d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"fc377d7\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor 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