Have you ever wrestled with the tension between wanting to be liked and wanting to be faithful? Between the applause of people and the quiet approval of God?

Esther’s story reminds us that true courage doesn’t come from titles, positions, or popularity. It comes from choosing obedience to God’s purpose—even when it costs us comfort, reputation, or safety. She didn’t live for the well known; she lived for the well done.

At the end of our lives, it won’t be the number of followers we gained that matters most. It will be whether we walked faithfully with the One who called us.