Courage

Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." What is your definition of courage? Living in Barcelona (Catalunya area of Spain) is difficult. I bring up the word prayer and I get a 15 minute lecture about how that person respects my "religion" and how they just "aren't prayers". The whole time I am just thinking "if you only knew!" I try my hardest but sometime's I really need the courage to bring up God. Especially here. I told someone that I read my Bible every night and they said that I need help, something was wrong with me, and that I had a problem. So now, it takes courage to bring up Jesus because how many strange looks, and sometimes mean comments I recieve. I would take this any day over some of the persecution in some countries where if you even own a Bible you can get thrown in jail or worse. But, in full perpesctive, you need the Holy Spirit to have the courage to talk to others about Jesus. If you ever feel a pull to do something or say something, a good pull, do it. That would be the Holy Spirit working in you!