Guest Speaker: Byron

GOD WOULDN’T CALL YOU IF HE DIDN’T THINK YOU COULD

1. LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND. Look how it opens up in Joshua 1:1 1 Afterthe death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead.

YOUR PAST MAY DESCRIBE YOUBUT IT DOESN’T DEFINE YOU

2. LOOK FORWARD TO THE

Moses my servant is dead. Nowtherefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the landthat I am giving to them, to the people of Israel.

WHEN YOU ARE WALKING WITH GOD YOU NEVER RUN OUT OF

3. LIVE IN THE PROMISE

3 Every place that the sole of your foot will treadupon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. 4 From thewilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, allthe land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sunshall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all thedays of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will notleave you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall causethis people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.

YOU CAN EITHER FOCUS ON THE OR YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE

4. LEARN YOUR BIBLE 7 Only be strong and very courageous, beingcareful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commandedyou. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may havegood success[a] wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not departfrom your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that youmay be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you willmake your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

LIFE GOES BETTER WHEN YOU

5. LEAN INTO GOD’S PRESENCE. The 5th step to spiritual strength isfound solely in the presence of God. Look at how the story ends. – 9 Have Inot commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened,and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever yougo.”

GOD’S PRESENCE GIVES YOU ACCESS TO A POWER YOU

2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout thewhole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless.

GOD LOVES TO TAKE AND DO