AN ENCOURAGEMENT FROM JOSHUA
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 8:1
Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight." Joshua 10:25
Effective leader's see things through God's perspective.
Joshua is one of my favorite books of the Bible and one of the books the Lord leads me to in times of discouragement. In the book of Joshua, there were only two people (Caleb and Joshua) who chose to look at their circumstances differently than the crowd. As the majority of the people were looking at their circumstances, Joshua and Caleb chose to look at their God and who He was in the midst of their circumstances.
When life throws you a curve ball, and the enemy comes on like a flood wanting to tempt you to not believe God, or to discourage you - refuse to gratify the devil by allowing him to keep you insecure, fearful, discouraged, hopeless or unbelieving.
Discipline your soul, to take the Word of God, your offensive weapon against temptation - and use it! (Hebrews 4:12, Ephesians 6).
Begin declaring who your God is in the midst of your circumstances. This is one aspect of prayer. Declaring and praying God's Word. Jesus did the same thing in the desert when being tempted by Satan. God will begin to displace your enemies just as He did for Israel (Joshua 1-3). He will begin to give you a new perspective on what is going on around you.
Strong and effective leaders in the Kingdom have learned how to throw off the distractions and the temptations of the enemy, and focus on God through prayer and the ministry of the Word.
Today...no matter what is coming at you - doubt, unbelief, fear, terror - discipline your heart to declare out loud who God is! Decide today you want to be like Joshua and Caleb and not like the masses of people who believe in God but do not believe God.
PERSONAL TESTIMONY
I don't write this note flippantly, like I have never experienced the need to discipline my heart. Quite the contrary. I have had eight years of intense training with God.
Even recently, I had an MRI that showed swelling in my brain. For a few weeks, I battled with intense waves of fear and terror as the doctors threw around many words and possible issues going on. In the midst of all of this, I had to speak to my soul (just as David did in the Psalms) and declare who God was no matter what my circumstances were telling me or the doctors. I had to activate my faith in times of discouragement and fear.
I had to learn to contend for my physical healing and I had to learn in a new way how to use the Word of God truly as my offensive weapon against the temptation that was coming at me pretty strong. How to pray the Word of God on a whole new level.
I write this note to encourage you - God will join you to throw off the discouragements, the fears, and the concerns. Open your Bible and begin using your sword.
Begin declaring who God is! Soon, you will be like Caleb and Joshua - seeing who God is and who you are in the midst of your circumstances.
A different perspective - God's perspective.
You will either see your circumstances as giants or as grasshoppers.
And this all depends on what your view of God is in the midst of what you are facing.
Allow God to take you to a new level of faith and trust in who He is and what He can do.
P.S. The picture below is one that a dear friend drew of me. This picture became my prayer. That I would learn to live my life from where I see things, life, circumstances from God's perspective just as Joshua and Caleb did.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 8:1
Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight." Joshua 10:25
Effective leader's see things through God's perspective.
Joshua is one of my favorite books of the Bible and one of the books the Lord leads me to in times of discouragement. In the book of Joshua, there were only two people (Caleb and Joshua) who chose to look at their circumstances differently than the crowd. As the majority of the people were looking at their circumstances, Joshua and Caleb chose to look at their God and who He was in the midst of their circumstances.
When life throws you a curve ball, and the enemy comes on like a flood wanting to tempt you to not believe God, or to discourage you - refuse to gratify the devil by allowing him to keep you insecure, fearful, discouraged, hopeless or unbelieving.
Discipline your soul, to take the Word of God, your offensive weapon against temptation - and use it! (Hebrews 4:12, Ephesians 6).
Begin declaring who your God is in the midst of your circumstances. This is one aspect of prayer. Declaring and praying God's Word. Jesus did the same thing in the desert when being tempted by Satan. God will begin to displace your enemies just as He did for Israel (Joshua 1-3). He will begin to give you a new perspective on what is going on around you.
Strong and effective leaders in the Kingdom have learned how to throw off the distractions and the temptations of the enemy, and focus on God through prayer and the ministry of the Word.
Today...no matter what is coming at you - doubt, unbelief, fear, terror - discipline your heart to declare out loud who God is! Decide today you want to be like Joshua and Caleb and not like the masses of people who believe in God but do not believe God.
PERSONAL TESTIMONY
I don't write this note flippantly, like I have never experienced the need to discipline my heart. Quite the contrary. I have had eight years of intense training with God.
Even recently, I had an MRI that showed swelling in my brain. For a few weeks, I battled with intense waves of fear and terror as the doctors threw around many words and possible issues going on. In the midst of all of this, I had to speak to my soul (just as David did in the Psalms) and declare who God was no matter what my circumstances were telling me or the doctors. I had to activate my faith in times of discouragement and fear.
I had to learn to contend for my physical healing and I had to learn in a new way how to use the Word of God truly as my offensive weapon against the temptation that was coming at me pretty strong. How to pray the Word of God on a whole new level.
I write this note to encourage you - God will join you to throw off the discouragements, the fears, and the concerns. Open your Bible and begin using your sword.
Begin declaring who God is! Soon, you will be like Caleb and Joshua - seeing who God is and who you are in the midst of your circumstances.
A different perspective - God's perspective.
You will either see your circumstances as giants or as grasshoppers.
And this all depends on what your view of God is in the midst of what you are facing.
Allow God to take you to a new level of faith and trust in who He is and what He can do.
P.S. The picture below is one that a dear friend drew of me. This picture became my prayer. That I would learn to live my life from where I see things, life, circumstances from God's perspective just as Joshua and Caleb did.
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