“The righteous are as bold as a lion.”- Proverbs 28:1 (NIV)   Have you ever walked into a situation already feeling defeated? Maybe you were preparing for a difficult conversation, waiting for an important answer, or facing a problem that seemed bigger than anything you could handle. Before anything had happened, fear had already begun telling you how it would end.   Fear has a way of making us retreat before the battle even begins. It can make us quiet when we need courage, hes...