But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day.

Joshua 15:63

Could not.

Did not.

Unable.

Do you ever feel like you cannot, or that you are unable?

Fix our gaze on the Lord, and the things above.

• So, we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. 2 Corinthians 4:18

Force ourselves to remember what the Lord has done.

• I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.
  Psalm 143:5 (ESV)

Fight for what you hope for, but haven’t seen.

• Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.
  Hebrews 11:1 

Focus on what God has promised to fulfill.

• For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised.
  Hebrews 10:36 (AMP)

Hold onto the promises of God. Believe God. Trust God.

• But Jesus looked at them and said, With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
  Matthew 19:26 (ESV) 
• Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.
  Ephesians 3:20 (ESV)
• Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
  1 John 4:4 (ESV)

I can. I will. I’m able.

Fix my gaze on the Lord and the things above.