This is impossible, Lord!

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."v9       

                                                                                            Joshua 1:1-9    NKJV

Moses had died and God appointed Joshua, who was a man of faith, to take over. The Israelites had been wandering in the desert for 40 years; now they had the chance of a new beginning in the Promised Land.

We, as God's people, need to realise that we can miss out on so much blessing by having a wandering belief. We can miss out on what God wants to give us by failing to take hold of it. Does this speak to you today? The majority of the time, we are scared to make a move - our comfort zone kicks in and we have thoughts such as, 'What if God doesn't provide what we need? Can't He give us what we need first before we go, we'd be all right then? If God has said He will provide, then He will!

God may have called you to serve Him, but you have ignored His request. Will you lose your salvation? No, but you may miss out on the excitement and blessing you may have received. Why settle for second best when you can have all He wants to give you? Joshua had God's promise; whenever he was tempted to be full of dismay, all he needed to do was remember God's Word 1:5-7:

'No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses, My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.'

God is not a God of failure. He never makes mistakes - His promises are faithful. 'I can't do that,' yes you can. If God has called you, you can do it. 'But I will fail,' You will if you say you will. Stop confessing negativity and get into faith, where you should be. Anyway, Albert Einstein said, 'Failure is success in progress.' If you fail, you will be successful in trying. The only way you will fail, period, is if you refuse to do it.  Don't do that - you can do this! You are a work in progress so, do what he says to do. Be strong and of good courage; you were created to succeed.

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