Will We Step Out?

What Biblical Courage Looks Like When God Calls You Forward

By T. Windahl

Someone once said that the best moments of their life always happened at the end of their comfort zone. Thinking about those powerful words stirred something deep inside of me. And the words were indelibly marked on my mind.

Recently, I thought of Biblical characters who had stepped out of their comfort zone, and I considered some of their stories while asking, How did they step out of their comfort zone? What were the results? Here’s what I discovered —

Esther

Queen Esther learned from her cousin Mordecai about an evil edict King Xerxes had been persuaded to write. An edict which called for the destruction of every Jew in every province of Xerxes’ kingdom.

More than burdened about the coming destruction of his and Esther’s kinsmen (and most likely Esther and Mordecai), Mordecai urged Esther to go before the King for help. But Esther knew the King’s law and sent a message to Mordecai about it. It stated that anyone who approached the king in the inner court, without being summoned, would face certain death unless the king extended his gold scepter to them . . . sparing their lives.

After receiving Esther’s message, Mordecai urged her to take action saying, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14b).