1808 Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to resist temptations and to overcome obstacles in the moral life.
The virtue of fortitude enables one to conquer fear, even fear of death, and to face trials and persecutions. It disposes one even to renounce and sacrifice his life in defense of a just cause.
“The Lord is my strength and my song.”70 “In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”71 —Catechism of the Catholic Church
No one is totally immune from the tragedies of life, that’s not what our life of faith is about. We live in a world that is filled with evil and unexpected situations of all sorts that can effect and wound us deeply and can come our way quite unexpectedly.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. —Ephesians 6:13
The thing that can get us through, is to strengthen our CORE and then totally releasing the situation into God’s hands. In full trust that whatever the situation is, He can and will bring good out of it.
I’ve experienced this personally in my own life so many times. Read about my own story of ‘reversion’ here —> MY Testimony I’ve had many more such life altering moments since then, moments that have deepened my faith walk. They all required me to step aside, and to trust Him fully. They were gut wrenching and difficult and the first instinct is to wallow in self pity, but then you “let go and let God” and heaven opens up! <br><br><br>