"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 NASB
In Other Words
Have I not been your general in all of your battles? Remain strong and retain high expectations. Don't be fearful nor feel defeated, for the Lord Your God is with you.
Small Bites
✓ When God leads us, we win. When we lead ourselves, we lose
✓ God weaves life's shreds and botched patches into quilts of solidarity and hope
✓ God has a history of victory, so march on
✓ Separation from God creates desperation for God
✓ Experience the presence of God; live in it; thrive in it; be in it
✓ Don't merely get older, become bolder! Dare to trust in God
✓ Being the little guy shouldn't frighten you. The big guy is watching your back
✓ Your God is with you all the time. Remember that
Questions and Thoughts to Aid Digestion
Is God your commander-in-chief in times of both peace and war, or just during war?
Have you forgotten what God can do?
Has acceptance of the impossible distorted your belief in the possible?
Like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet, our faith leaks out and we forget who we are.
God sometimes uses others to nudge us with encouragement. Why would He do that?
Don't let the black hole of "ifs" and "maybes" pull you into its vacuum of darkness and doubt. Fly freely in faith, knowing that He can, He has, and He will.
Prayer: Lord, I have been restrained by a straight jacket of doubt and uncertainty for so long that I no longer struggle to be free. Give me a vision, Lord, and I will follow it because I will be following You. Amen.
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