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When God led the Israelites out of Egypt He did not intend to let them wander 4o years in the Wilderness. He brought them through trial after trial, leading and protecting them on their journey to the Promised Land. Indeed He performed many miracles; protecting them form Pharaoh’s army by parting the Red Sea; giving them water from the rock; feeding them Manna from heaven; and sending quail to their camp. He did not even let their sandals wear-out. But when they came to the land God promised to give them, they failed to trust God. Instead they believed the spies who told them giants lived in that land whom they could not defeat. Can you imagine after all that God had brought them through, they just gave up! Only two men, Joshua and Caleb, believed God. It’s such an incredible story!

Sadly, I find in myself that same spirit of self-reliance and failure to believe God. When life gets sticky I tend to believe my problems are bigger than God. I’m trying to become a missionary, an ambassador of Christ. I desire to serve the Only True God, to bring His truth to those lives who have no knowledge of Him. But, when I think of the future being so uncertain and all that must be accomplished before I am ready, I become weak and afraid and so willing to believe I’ll never make it. It’s times like this, when I have no choice but to acknowledge my inability, that I find it both the most difficult and the most comforting to believe God is working on my behalf and I can trust Him.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

Is 40:28-31
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is an eternal God, the creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom. He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy. Even youths get tired and weary; Even strong young men clumsily stumble. But those who wait for the LORD's help find renewed strength; they rise-up as if they had eagles' wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.