Why You Need Courage

'Be strong and of good courage...' Joshua 1:6 NKJV

Good Morning,
Some days you need courage as I did yesterday. I started to feel some discomfort in my leg thinking what's this? I'm on vacation. I looked down to find a redness on my leg. I thought not this again. So we headed to the doc in the box. Seems I have a infection in my leg vain. Its not like the time I was in the hospital so I was prescribed some antibiotics and told to check in with my doc when we get back home so I could use your prayers. Why do we need courage when things in life scare us? Or when we feel like failures? God said to Joshua, 'Be strong and of good courage'? Four reasons why we must trust God: (1) For Joshua's own sake. God had a lot invested in Joshua; the future of an entire nation rested on his shoulders. And since God has a lot invested in you too, you must believe that it's His will for you to succeed. If you grew up in a family or church where you felt unworthy of God's favor and unentitled to His blessing, you must reprogram your mind with the Scriptures. '...then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.' (Joshua 1:8 NKJV) (2) For the Lord's sake. God told Joshua, '...do not be afraid...for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.' (Joshua 1:9 NKJV) God's reputation was on the line. The nations in Canaan had heard how He delivered the Israelites from slavery, drowned the Egyptian army in the Red Sea and fed His people with food from Heaven every day. Had Joshua failed to conquer the Promised Land it would have brought reproach to God's name and made His people a laughing stock. The Lord had a bigger stake in Israel's success than anyone else. His plan to bring forth the Messiah depended on their success. His desire was to turn a bunch of slaves into the greatest nation on earth-one that served the true and living God. And Joshua had a big part to play in it. Where did Joshua's strength come from? This promise: '...the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.' (Joshua 1:9 NIV) Start believing...Your God is with you as well!