Deuteronomy 1:21 “See, the LORD your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Have you ever stepped out in faith and started to do something that you felt the Lord spoke to your heart to do, only to fall flat? Have you grown weary of doing good or have you become discouraged because things did not turn out the way you planned? Throughout the Bible, over and over again, the Lord addresses fear and discouragement. Even though Moses delivered his people out of Egypt, the Lord allowed Moses to be driven into an empty discouragement, when God sent him into the wilderness for forty years. Moses saw a lot of things during that time that must have been very discouraging, but we also know that Moses learned how to rely on the Lord and how to trust Him in the wilderness, how to have true fellowship and oneness with the Creator of the Universe.
Deut. 31:8 “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." The Lord always goes before us and He has promised to lead us and guide every step of the way, He has said His Word is a lamp unto our feet and that He will never leave us not forsake us. He says over and over again, “Do not be afraid, do not become discouraged.” God uses every single obstacle that comes into our lives and He uses an infinite number of vehicles in the process of helping us to grow. No one becomes instantly mature; it is not a sprint; it is a marathon. Moses persevered for 40 years; every morning waking up and learning how faithful God was each and every day when He provided His people with just enough for the day. I believe He wants us to look to Him each morning for our daily needs, for our daily bread. Each of us needs to learn certain practices that will help us grow in our faith and become stronger and more fulfilled. When you put these things into practice, you’ll be renewed and refreshed in your faith every day. And one day, you will see the promised land He faithfully continues to lead us to.
– Melody
