More Christians are defeated and stopped from realizing God's will and purpose in their lives by fear and lack of courage than by anything else. The next verses, in which God continues to instruct Joshua, contain an important additional word. If we remain focused on God, on what He says to us, ignoring the circumstances, living by faith and not by sight, then strength and courage follow as surely as sunshine follows rain. We are most often defeated, not by Satan or some supernatural force, but by our own faults. Success is seldom determined by great intelligence or wonderful gifts or great wealth.
History is replete with intelligent, gifted, wealthy failures.
The difference lies in a having vision based in a mission based solidly in God's word. Anything else leads to failure. He teaches English and writing at Colorado Christian University , in Lakewood, Colorado and owns Charis Communications, an editorial and publishing service. His previous contributions to Quodlibet include Introduction to Messianic Judaism .