Not one promise from God fails

“So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their forefathers and they took possession of it and settled there.  The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers.  Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord handed all their enemies over to them.  Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.”

Joshua 21:43-45

Not one - no, not one - of God’s promises fails.  He is the same now as he was for Israelites, and his promises hold true for each and every one of us.  Therefore, don’t give up, don’t look back, fill up in faith, stay focused on The Light, and know that God has miraculous wonders and miracles stored up for you each and every day.

Ask God to open your eyes

Ask God to open your eyes so that you can begin to see what really matters in life.

Why are you waiting?

“... How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?”

Joshua 18:3

Friend, why are you waiting?  God has your victory in front of you.  Stand up, move forward, and take hold of it.

Your inheritance

“So on that day Moses swore to me, ”The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.” ”

Joshua 14:9

Do not be dismayed that you don’t come from a wealthy family because the wealth you want lies above; the wealth you want is the wealth from Christ.  So keep following him, don’t look back, and know that you are blessed and prosperous more than any multi-gazillionaire on earth.  You have it all and never, ever, will you need any more.

Closed doors

Has a door been closed in your life?  A door you’ve been depending on to be open?  If so, then God has 30 more open doors for you.  So take a deep breath and know that the door that just closed will be one of the best blessings you’ve ever had.

Pursue your enemies

"But don't stop! Pursue your enemies, attack them from the rear and don't let them reach their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand." 

Joshua 10:19

Don't run from your fears, hang ups, hurts, heart-aches - enemies!  No! Instead, put all your faith in God and chase them down and face them head on.  God will give you victory; God will give you peace; God will give you confidence; God will give you power: GOD WILL.  

My friend, you are God's precious child, there is nothing you can't withstand, nothing you can't conquer.  So chin up!  Today is a new day in your life - LIVE IT and LIVE IT BOLDLY.

Words

"We have given them our oath by the Lord, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them now... so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them."

Joshua 9:19-20

Once you give your word, keep it.  Otherwise, those words you swore but did not keep, will come back to haunt you.  

Friends, words matter - so only say the ones you will stick to.

Rise up!

”You are to rise up from the ambush and take the city.  The Lord your God will give it into your hand...” 

Joshua 8:7

It’s time to rise up and take the blessings God has set before you; it is time to stop being discouraged, fearful, intimidated, and afraid!  Child of God, stand up, take the blessings that are yours and live the amazing life God has set before you.  

No more time to waste - RISE UP and LIVE.

Until you remove the sin...

“... I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction... You cannot stand against your enemies until your remove it.”

Joshua 12, 13

Until you remove the sin, the Lord cannot exalt you into greatness; the Lord cannot give you victory over your battles (enemies).  Therefore, whatever is keeping you from God’s amazing blessings must be removed... removed immediately!

Today the chains are broken

“... “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from among you” ...”

Joshua 5:9

Today is a new day.  The old is gone, the chains are broken, the grass is green, and the light is ever-so-bright.  So open your eyes, hearts, minds, and souls, God has broken the chains of darkness from you and today begins a new day in his amazing freedom - a life which lives in his amazing glory.

One day, one moment, one split-second from God can change your whole life.

"That day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they revered Moses."

Joshua 4:14

It takes one miraculous millisecond from God to change your whole life.  Therefore, whatever you may be discouraged about right now, whatever seems hopeless, whatever seems lost, whatever has you stressed to the max won't last forever.  Hang in there.  God is working, God is planning, God is getting ready to execute a miracle in your life that is going to change the course of your life forever.  Yes, keep going, keep moving, keep praying, and keep knowing: God has your moment ... get ready for the amazing my friend.

Amazing things among you

“Joshua told the people,  “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” ”

Joshua 3:5

Dedicate yourself to the Lord, your whole self - inside and out, for he not only does he have great things planned for you, but he has amazing wonders that will happen just for you and all believers in him - wonders that will leave those in the world completely shocked and amazed.

Melting in fear

"... The Lord has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us."

Joshua 2:24

Oh, when you are a child of God, you are mighty and powerful and the worldly enemies which surround and target you are shaken - they melt in fear the moment they see your glowing, glorious, powerful face because it blinds them with the glory of God which shines through you ever so brightly.

Strength, courage ~ Courage, strength

"Be strong and courageous... Be strong and very courageous... 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...Only be strong courageous."

Joshua 1:6, 7, 9, 18

Courage: spirit, resolution, tenacity, mental or moral strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship. courage implies firmness of mind and will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty.

synonyms:

bravery, courageousness, valor, fearlessness, nerve, daring,  audacity, boldness, grit, hardihood, heroism, gallantry

Strength: the emotional or mental qualities necessary in dealing with situations or events that are distressing or difficult.

synonyms:

fortitude, resilience, spirit, backbone, strength of character. copied off of the web.  multiple sites.

When your plans aren’t working out

When you make major life changes in which you are so excited about, and then suddenly they don’t seem to be working out or going the direction you thought, (especially if the change has to do with quitting one job to work your dream job, or packing up and moving your family, or investing in something you were once so sure about.), then true faith and trust in Christ really need to come into play.  These are the moments where you need to hand everything over to God and let him take over.  If some of these decisions were based on your flesh and not God’s voice, then repentance is in order and your whole heart needs to be re-opened.  Yes, it is too late to turn back and start over, however, where you are is where you are is where God knew you would end up.  Therefore, seek, seek, seek, and keep seeking God; you will find him, he has open doors for you, he will not let you fail, and the glory of Him will shine through for you.  Patience and trust are required...yes, patience and trust.

It’s all going to be ok my friend. Hold on, keep moving forward, and although your decisions weren’t from God, now that you have realized it and are turning back to him, he will make your decisions blessed to the utmost and your health, wealth, wisdom, peace, love, and joy, will be filled to the full until they overflow - now and forever-more.

God’s Word is not just idle words

”... Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you... They are not just idle words for you - they are your life.  By them you will live long...”

Deuteronomy 32:45-47

God’s Word is to be taken seriously, every single, solitary sentence, every single, solitary word.  For if you read God’s Word and not take to heart then your life will be a constant struggle, full of confusion, and the blessings that God has for you will never be within your reach.  Therefore, when you read God’s Word, take every single, solitary word to heart.  No word in His Word is idle nor worthless, and every word in His Word is full of wisdom - God’s very own wisdom - wisdom that we can’t ever outdo as humans, and wisdom that gives us life - a long, beautiful, and blessed life.

Fear cripples

”God is love.  When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us.  This way God has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free from worry on Judgment Day - our standing in the world is identical with Christ’s.  There is no room in love for fear.  Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life - fear of death, fear of judgment - is one not yet fully formed in love.”

1 John 4:17-19 MSG

Simply put:  Fear cripples and destroys our hearts and homes; any fear we have in our lives proves that we are still letting the devil in.  Therefore, we must, must, must, embrace God and His Word, learn everything about love, receive everything about love, believe everything about love; hence, embrace the real Power of love - God, The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - so that we can suffocate and destroy fear from our lives, so we can destroy Satan and all of his darkness from within and around us.  

Friends seek love, learn love, give love... love, love, love... It’s the only thing that will destroy fear from our lives permanently. 

The Lord God is your life

“This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.  Now choose life so that you and your children may live, and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.  For the Lord is your life...”

Deuteronomy 30:19-20

If you want to live, then you must choose life; hence, you must choose God.  

However, if you want to live, yet decide to ignore God and not listen to him at all, then you will not live.  Instead, you will be a walking zombie, wandering lost in the world, aimlessly looking for a life - a life in which you will never find.

Following God and his Word

”Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do.”

Deuteronomy 29:9

The covenant being the Word and Spirit of God.  Follow and obey and all of God’s promises to you will be YES and AMEN.

God has set you high above

"He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame, and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he has promised."

Deuteronomy 26:19

You are God's child! You are his prized possession! Therefore, it is time to act like it, embrace it, receive it, believe it, and live it;  nothing less and nothing but the best.

Honest and accurate

”You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.  For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.”

Deuteronomy 25:15

Accurate and honest! ~ Anything less is not only dishonoring to yourself, but it is detested by the Lord.  Therefore, be real, be true, be honest, be accurate, and, in turn, be blessed.

Do not bring sin upon you

“... Do not bring sin upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 24:4

As humans we tend to take our answered prayers, be thankful for a short time, then quickly move on, forgetting the love we’ve been granted and the prayers that have just been answered; we begin to advantage of them, take all the credit for them, and we forget to be grateful to God for them.  Friends, that’s when sin sneaks in! That is when we let our blessings turn into curses. Therefore, when our prayers get answered, we mustn’t forget who answered them for us, who gave them to us!  God gives glory and miracles, in turn, we must give him all credit and honor.  We should treat our answered prayers as liquid gold and never, ever, let the power of Satan come in and destroy those things that we once begged God for.  

In summary, stay on guard against sin, stay focused on God, be grateful always, and treat each blessing as if it’ll be the last blessing you ever receive.

God is right here with you - living every moment with you.

”For the Lord your God moves about in your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you...”

Deuteronomy 23:14

God is with you; living with you, moving about with you, watching over you, protecting you, loving you, helping you, and giving you victory from all of your enemies (internal and external).  Therefore, make sure how you are living is decent, holy, honorably, just, and loving.  Anything less would dishonor God and that’s the last thing we would ever want to do.

Taking care of your blessings

”...You must not desecrate the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.” 

Deuteronomy 21:23

Take care of and be thankful for the blessings that God has given you, the blessings that you prayed and prayed for; for if you don’t God will remove those blessings from your life and that emptiness you once felt will be felt again.  

God loves you, my friend, but if you don’t love him and his blessings given you, then there isn’t any reason for him to let you keep them.  So, praise God in all his glory and let those blessings that once made you excited to live and breath make you excited to live and breath once again - forever and ever more.  

Fighting your enemies

"When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, will be with you... Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be terrified or give way to panic before them. For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. "

Deuteronomy 20:1-4

When you keep all faith in God and know him as your Lord and Savior, then no enemy from the world, Hell, or high-water will be able to stand against you.  Yes, when you have Christ, you have victory!  Therefore, never fear, never be afraid; keep your chin held high; keep your heart, mind, and soul on Christ and the world will be yours for the taking.

Overstepping boundaries

"Do not move your neighbor's boundary stone set up by your predecessors in the inheritance you receive in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess."

Deuteronomy 19:14

If we want our boundaries respected, then we must respect the boundaries of others - singular and plural.

Don't repeat the same mistakes

"... You are not to go back that way again."

Deuteronomy 17: 16

You've come along way.   You've worked hard to make life better for yourself.  You've conquered some impossibles.  You've made a way for yourself.  Therefore, do not even consider, not even for a second, of going back to where you were - NO!!  You've worked too hard, and have overcome too much to even consider such a travesty.

Stay strong with God, keep moving forward because victory, blessing, peace, love, tranquility, and joy, will all shine through for you before you know it.

Follow Justice - follow God

“Do not pervert justice or show partiality.  Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.  Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

Deuteronomy 16:19-20

Simply this: Follow justice - follow God; your blessings will be plenty, your land will be prosperous, and your life will be long.