When the leadership of the children of Israel was handed over to Joshua, he was really afraid. He knew it would take a lot of wisdom to resolve conflicts and deal with complaints among his people. He had also seen how they were faced with huge obstacles in the past - the Red Sea, lack of food and water in the wilderness, enemies coming against them and many more. Joshua was sure he would need a special anointing to overcome such obstacles if they came up again. God, however, knew that with fear in the heart of Joshua, he would not be able to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, so He had to remind him to be strong and be of good courage. If you will succeed in your divine purpose and assignment, you must be strong and courageous, confident that God is with you at all times. Fear is a strategy of the devil to limit you; never allow it in your heart. No matter how great a task is, as long as God is with you, you have succeeded already. The Israelites were afraid of Goliath and would have been delivered into the hands of the Philistines, but for Davids godly confidence. Even though David was young, the moment he stepped into the situation, everything changed. All God needed to deliver His people was courage, not necessarily skills. Your abilities are not sufficient to guarantee your success. God is, however, more than enough to help you succeed. All He needs is your courage; not experience, connections or skills - just courage. Good courage is taking steps in the face of fear, difficulties and danger with the confidence that God is with you. As you go about your various activities today, be strong and of good courage.
