NEVER FEAR OR FEAR NEVER

“So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you. Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, ‘Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.’” Deuteronomy 31:6-8


I never want to let "never" rule me. I'm guilty of thinking things will never get better. I've thought I would never be able to achieve some of the things I have achieved. I've thought at times that some things will never change. Never is a fear. Saying "never" is simply bowing to a circumstance. The disciples dealt with a huge "never". When Jesus was crucified, they thought they would never see Him again, at least not before they met Him in the place He was preparing for them. That "never" caused them doubt about everything they had seen and experienced in the previous three years. They never thought He would be raised from the dead. They never thought they would walk with Him again. They never thought He would continue to teach them. They never thought they would have the power to continue His ministry. They never thought they could do the things He did without Him physically being with them. They never thought they would change the course of the world. I'm impressed with what God has done with something that they "never" believed could or would happen. I'm no different than the disciples. There are things I forfeit to the word "never". My prayer is that God takes my "nevers" and gives me faith to believe for the "impossibles."