Dare to Do the Impossible Sean Pinder
Are you feeling unqualified to do what God is asking you to do ? You may feel like there is absolutely no way you can do what God is requiring of you . From a natural standpoint , it is impossible . But God often gives us more than we can handle , so we can cry out to him and depend on him because he is the source of our victory . Without him , we can do nothing . But with God , all things are possible ( Matthew 19:26 ).
After Moses died , Joshua took his place as the leader of the children of Israel . And the Lord told him , “ Moses my servant is dead ; now therefore arise , go over this Jordan , thou , and all this people , unto the land which I do give to them , even to the children of Israel ” ( Joshua 1:2 KJV ).
No doubt , Joshua was overwhelmed . He was there when God told Moses to stretch his rod , split the Red Sea , and then close it , drowning Pharaoh and the Egyptian army . He was there when God spoke to Moses and rained manna from heaven . He was there when Moses spoke to the rock and water gushed out . Some of the most amazing miracles in the Bible occurred through Moses ’ s ministry .
Joshua had some big shoes to fill . I can imagine how unqualified he must have felt . But Joshua was humble , and the Bible says , “ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God , that he may exalt you in due time ” ( 1 Peter 5:6 ).
Evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman used to say , “ All of self and none of Thee . Some of self and some of Thee . None of self and all of Thee .” The more you die to yourself , the more God can work through your life , unhindered by your flesh and pride .
And the Lord encouraged Joshua , telling him , “ Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon , that have I given unto you , as I said unto Moses . From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river , the river Euphrates , all the land of the Hittites , and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun , shall be your coast ” ( Joshua 1:3-4 ).
God literally marked out the territory Joshua was to reign over , and he has given each of us boundaries as to what he expects us to accomplish , which is why we cannot just jump up and be successful at everything we do . We
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