God does not give us the big tasks without testing us in the small things. Jeremiah 12:5 says this, If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, Then how can you contend with horses? In Judges 6 Gideon had the courage to do big things for God because he had the courage to do the smaller things first
1: It takes Courage to do what God requires of in me & of me. Judges 6:25, Exodus 20:3-5, Deuteronomy 31:6, Joshua 24:15 & 1 Corinthians 15:58
2: It takes courage to face trials. Judges 6:28-30 & James 1:12
3: It takes courage to influence others. Judges 6: 31, Hebrews 10:24-25 & Ephesians 5:15