We can learn something on boldness and courage from the incredible survival story of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Early in the twentieth century, Sir Ernest Shackleton made a voyage to Antarctica. Shortly into their voyage, the ship trapped in ice and remained moored in the frozen sea for ten months before being crushed under tremendous glacial pressure.
Attempting to save his shipmates, Shackleton and his crewmen made what many consider to be the greatest ocean crossing in history. Shackleton and his men marched across drifting ice floes to reach land, and then continued on to the nearest outpost, nearly 1,200 miles away. They hauled whatever supplies they were able to retrieve from their sinking ship into a life boat and drag it by foot. When they reached waters clear enough to navigate, they faced waves as high as ninety feet! They finally reached South Georgia Island, and were told later that the vastness of water they crossed had never been attempted before. Shackleton survived the seas. He rescued his crew and won a spot in history.
Eventually Shackleton and his crew reached their destination, the chosen point for beginning their trek across Antarctica. They were so unkempt that their friends took some time to recognize them.
When asked about the experience, each man said that he had felt the presence of One unseen, who had guided them. Each man had a feeling that he was not alone and that he would survive.
We too can act boldly in our circumstances. We’re never alone, we’ll make it! We just need to take a bold step of faith, and watch what God will do. The author of Hebrews says "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:16
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