Be Strong and of Good Courage

 Strength and courage are very important qualities for all of us to have to be successful in our lives. I am afraid that many people do not know how to develop these qualities, so they go through life weak and afraid. God doesn't want that to happen to anyone. He wants us all to trust Him and live with strength and courage as we face the challenges of life.

God made this very clear to the children of Israel. (Deuteronomy 31:6) He commanded them to be strong and of good courage and not to fear or be afraid of their enemies, because the Lord their God was the One who was going with them. He would not leave them nor forsake them. I am sure the Lord is saying the same thing to us, as Christians, today.

God doesn't just automatically give us strength and courage. We become strong and courageous when we decide we are going to depend on the Lord and believe all that He says to us. God will help us with this by revealing His power to us in various ways, but it is up to us to decide to believe Jesus is the Lord and submit to Him as Lord of our lives. When we do that, He comes to be with us in a special way. He will never leave us nor forsake those who trust Him.

Therefore, if we ever lack strength or courage to face our challenges, it is a heart problem. Our faith is not confident in the Lord. We are not really allowing Him to give us His strength, but we are trying to do things on our own. That makes everything scary, so we have to stop being dependent on ourselves, and we must totally depend on the Lord. Then, we will be strong and have good courage.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Deuteronomy 32-34.