Prepare Now for Persecution - Conclusion of HOW TO BUILD UP YOUR COURAGE

We can learn much  from the example of two faithful sisters who displayed remarkable courage. Nancy Yuen stood no more than  five feet (1,5 m) tall, but she was not easily intimidated. She refused to stop preaching the good news of God's Kingdom. As a result, she was imprisoned for some 20 years in Communist China.  The officials interrogated her and said that she was "the most stubborn person" in their country! 

 Similarly, Valentina Garnovskaya was imprisoned n the former Soviet Union on three separate occasions and for a total of some 21 years.  Why?  She was determined to keep preaching that officials labeled her "an especially dangerous offender." What made these two faithful women so courageous?  They were convinced that Jehovah was with them.  

As we have discussed, to build courage, we must not focus on our own strengths and abilities. Instead, we must believe that Jehovah is with us and that he is the one fighting for us.  (DEUTERONOMY 1:29, 30; Zechariah 4:6) That is the key to true courage. 

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