| Written by ola aroyehun,
on Saturday 01/08/11
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‘that the Lord will fill you with courage’.
As we enter into a new year, many of us will be in a reflective mood. For some this reflection will last just a few minutes and for others it may last a few days or even weeks. Whatever the period, many of us will assess our achievements against the targets we set ourselves and for some of the goals, we begin to realise that we fall short of our expectations. Falling short might not be due to the absence of detailed planning.
Before we turn to the scriptures for a perspective on the question of why sometimes we don’t quite achieve our goals, , I want to briefly remind you of my last newsletter posting. In that post, I highlighted the fact that it was not enough to know God’s will and God’s word but we also need to know God’s way. But it does not stop with knowing God’s ways. You also need courage to implement what you know; otherwise we will be left with knowledge and inactivity. Let me explain.
Going to the story of Joshua, We know that Joshua was always in the presence of God ( Exodus 33:11) even after Moses had left God’s presence and gone back to the people So here is a man who knew God intimately and it could easily be assumed that he knew God’s way. Yet, the minute Joshua became the leader of the Israelites, God tells him to be courageous.
Before we derive a lesson from this, let’s consider another related example. The spies sent to spy out the Promised Land ( Numbers 13:31-33). Again these were no ordinary men. They had experienced God. They had crossed the Red Sea, seen the plagues God sent upon the Egyptians, had been led by the cloud by day and the pillar of fire at night, had been fed by manna and the list goes on. Despite knowing and experiencing God, they lacked courage to enter the Promised Land.
As we move into the months in 2011, it’s not enough to either know what God has called us to do this year or even to have detailed plans of what we want to achieve. In addition to the knowledge, we need the courage of God. Courage is what makes the difference.
Courage can be defined as being bold and brave even in the midst of difficulties and obstacles. God commanded Joshua to be courageous in Joshua 1:5-9. Joshua’s assignment was to take the people into the Promised Land and divide the land up for them. There were a number of reasons why God had to command Joshua to be courageous. For a start, he was leading a nomadic people who had no knowledge of warfare. They were to meet people who were more advanced as ‘fighters’. God had always fought their battles for them. In addition, the people were known to complain and Joshua was to have the task of dividing the land to them.
I pray that this year the Lord will fill us with boldness to accomplish all that our heart desires. I pray for a boldness that comes from the throne room of God that will sustain us until we enter our Promised Land. I pray that the Lord will give us a supernatural impartation of boldness, so that we can say ‘the righteous are indeed as bold as a lion’ I hope that in 2011, in addition to all the prayers that you have prayed this year, this is a prayer that you will also say Amen too.
So until I appear once again in your inbox with more insight from the scriptures stay blessed and have a courageous 2011.
Olawww.christianbusinessmagazine.com
Please note that I do uphold you in my prayers as I write these newsletters
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