Halfway through. You're really getting to know Esther.
Keep walking in faith.
Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. Esther 4:13-16 (KJV)
Sticky Details
Mordecai's message pierces through Esther's palace comfort: "Don't think you'll escape just because you're in the palace." Then the most famous question in the book: "Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Esther's response is equally powerful — she doesn't just agree to act, she commits to three days of fasting first. Then: "If I perish, I perish." Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's acting despite it.
Reflection
Mordecai challenged Esther to see her position as purposeful, not accidental. What "for such a time as this" moment might you be in right now?