Obeying God's commands doesn't always come naturally especially when we're not 'feeling' very strong or courageous. But God never said to be strong and courageous when we feel like it. He said to do it as an act of obedience to Him and that is where the rubber hits the road. Are we going to keep our eyes fixed firmly on Him and do as He says regardless of how we feel?
Joshua was having to take over from Moses which must have been daunting to say the least, and God knew how he was feeling, but He told Him not to worry about it because God Himself was going to go with him to do whatever He asked him to do. That's the key we need to remember - Almighty God is with us which makes all the difference.
When He told him to be strong and courageous He told him how to do it. He said meditate in My word day and night only then will you prosper and succeed. So often we want the prosper bit without the meditating in the Word bit! But God speaks to us through His word.
He's saying the same thing to us today - be strong and courageous, so it must be possible for us to be that way!
If you're feeling discouraged or afraid today, will you join with me and grab them by the neck and tell them to be removed! We can remind ourselves that God is with us wherever we go and He's promised to go before us. He's in control of all our lives and He has things for us to do, so don't let's allow the enemy to discourage us.
With God being with us and His word to instruct us we can not only be strong and courageous but we can prosper as well.😊
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