Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given to you?"
Joshua 18:3
We often want to blame the enemy, other people, or past and current circumstances for our long stay in “how long,” when in reality, if truth be told, we keep ourselves in “how long.”
In “how long” we become:
There is truly only one way to move out of the “how long”:
This act of courage requires the white-knuckle grip of faith and the perched lips of determination.
Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
Psalm 37:4-5 (ESV)Â
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Psalm 56:3 (ESV)
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Psalm 118:6 ESVÂ
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)Â
But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord.
Isaiah 54:17 (AMPC)
So, we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”Â
Hebrews 13:6 (ESV)Â
Casting all your anxieties on him, because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)
As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua commanded them, "Go and explore the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will assign the land to the tribes by casting sacred lots here in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh."
Joshua 18:8
They were educated men; they could read and write.
There was more scouting to do.
Praising God today that He has propelled me out of a long “how long.”
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