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A day spent with God and the lessons He gave me

I took a vacation day today to spend with God. It was awesome! Life seems to have got so busy, too busy and I needed a time apart.
I was seeing the signs of running on low fuel - like when the red light comes in on in the car fuel gauge and you have to stop or you will stall completely.
I went to the only place that can provide the fuel that I need to keep going - God's Word. And I went back to my favourite passages in the Bible. While I love discovering new principles and truths, there is a comfort level in going to passages that have given me strength in the past.
And one of these is Joshua 1. Many years ago when I was embarking on a new job - one that was way too big for me, God had given me a promise that He would give me success and prosperity, but there were some conditions He required of me. I went back today because once again I am embarking on a journey that is way too big for me.
 To follow along with me, if you are reading this post and you are also seeking His promises of "success and  prosperity" start by reading Joshua I http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%201&version=NIV

God's promises to Joshua:
  1. God promised Joshua to give them the promised land
  2. No one would be able to stand against Joshua all the days of his life
  3. God promised to be with him and that He would never forsake him nor leave him
  4. God promised success and prosperity
The conditions:
  1. Joshua had to be strong and courageous (trust in God)
  2. He had to be careful to obey all of God's law (total obedience)
  3. God said "do not turn to the left or right" from the law.  (Study God's Word carefully)
  4. Keep the Word always on his lips, meditate on it day and night and do everything that it says.(Spend time daily in the Word and make it my life focus).
It was so good to flesh this passage again and hear God speak once again. Of course I am not up to anything that He asks of me but I am going ahead because I trust Him - He is trustworthy.
I am committing to obey Him as He calls and to make the study of His Word my priority.

Do you have unanswered prayer? Are you waiting on Him to give you the land He promised you?
A job? a spouse? the conversion of you family? fruit in your ministry? a spouse for your child? Healing from an illness? Depression? Doubt?
Know that you can trust Him. Know that He will never leave you nor forsake you. He said that for a reason, knowing that many a time you will feel alone and forgotten.
Answer His call to study His Word and spend time with Him. Only then will you see His Heart and know whether what you ask for is according to His will. Remember that His will is the best for us even if it does not seem so at the time.
Do I sound like Miss Perfect? Far from it - I know I will fall but I know that He will remind me and never leave me nor forsake me as He promised. Jesus paid for all the times I have fallen and will fall, but He cares enough for me not to leave me where I am and I want to respond to My Lord. He is good, so very good...

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