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What has the old biblical hero and warrior, Joshua got to do with Motherhood?
You will be very much surprised at what you can glean from this faithful warrior's life - not only for yourself, but for your children as well.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss of Revive Our Hearts has been taking listeners through an extended study on the life of Joshua these past few months and I must say I have learnt so much from Joshua and can't wait to listen to the podcast each day.
Joshua was among the 12 spies that Moses sent out to check out the Promised Land. All went to the same place, saw the same things, tasted the same produce of the land. However, only Joshua and Caleb came back with a positive report that "the land, which we passed through to spy it our, is an exceedingly good land. If the Lord delights in us, He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey. Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them." (Numbers 14:7-9)
- Why the difference?
- What lessons can we learn from Joshua?
- What lessons can we pass on to our children regarding Joshua?
- What can we do to start instilling these servant-leadership qualities in our children - to start well and finish well?
Below are only a few of the lessons I have learnt from this series.
- Joshua resolved to learn of God at a young age - following and learning from Moses.
- Joshua was intentional about his pursuit of God
- Joshua made choices that determine the outcome of his future
- We need to be intentional in our pursuit of God. We need to pass this on to our children as they will be laying the foundation now for their later years.
- In the midst of trials, be it struggles with kids or family, God provides opportunities for us to grow and to see His Power. God uses these trials to train us.
- I know I am not alone in my trials. That gives me strength and hope to carry on!
I encourage you click on the links below and start listening to these podcasts and begin to learn and grow, and also begin to be intentional about passing on these lessons to our children.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss just completed part 11 on Lessons from the Life of Joshua. Perhaps, I will begin with the series of Part 1 and will post the links to rest of the parts in later postings.
Lessons from the Life of Joshua(Part 1) - Learning to Be Victorious
Do take time to listen to these messages, either on your pc or download onto your ipods. You will find many of these messages to be timely and a great encouragement to weary hearts in difficult times. No matter how difficult, just as our Lord told Joshua, He says the same to us : "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the Lord, your God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9)
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