"It can't be done - It can be done"

"But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.”  32And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of greatstature.  33There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."                                    Numbers 13:31-33   NKJV

Spies had been sent out to check out Canaan - the place which God had promised was theirs. On return, Caleb and Joshua had given a glowing report of the land, stating that they were well able to take this land. The other 10 men however, described the situation as bad. There were giants there and it was not the place that we could overcome.

There were two things going on here, one of fear and doubt, the other of faith and victory and this was turning the people into achievers or avoiders. Achievers are not avoiders. Not only do they find solutions to the problems of life, but they discover a tremendous power within themselves - Jesus 'You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world'.  1 John 4:4. Bob Gass says 'Our attitude will either lift us above our circumstances, or bury us beneath them.'

Caleb said  in v30 'Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it. But the other 10 were telling the people that it can't be done. Faith vFear. So it was coming down to 'Whose report are you going to believe - a good report or a bad one?' 

The remaining 10 spies were giving the people information that was giving them a low self-image a grasshopper image in their own sight v33. Whereas, Caleb and Joshua were sowing a Giant mentality within them. You know, people see us as we see ourselves. So if we portray a Giant mentality, people are more likely to model themselves on the same image. This is what leaders do, they inspire people and incite them to follow suit and be a winner; and, let us not forget that, God sees you and I as winners.

Therefore, whatever you are facing today, face it with Jesus with a giant mentality - 'IT CAN BE DONE' attitude. You are an achiever and you can achieve so much when you are side by side with Jesus. Grasshoppers get eaten by other birds or insects when they hang around and do nothing, but Giants can move mountains with Jesus.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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