What difference does it make when you know the Lord is walking beside you?
"35 Behold, the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one; he that is righteous is favored of God. But behold, this people had rejected every word of God, and they were ripe in iniquity; and the fulness of the wrath of God was upon them; and the Lord did curse the land against them, and bless it unto our fathers; yea, he did curse it against them unto their destruction, and he did bless it unto our fathers unto their obtaining power over it." (1 Nephi 17:35)
"9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." (Joshua 1:9)
"5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you." (Joshua 3:5)
And here's the introductory commentary to this week's reading assignment: "May 18–24: “Be Strong and of a Good Courage” Joshua 1–8; 23–24
"It had taken several generations, but the Lord’s promise was about to be fulfilled: the children of Israel were finally going to inherit the promised land. But in their way stood the Jordan River, the walls of Jericho, and a mighty people who had rejected the Lord (see 1 Nephi 17:35). And they would have to face all of that without their beloved leader Moses. The situation may have made some Israelites feel weak and fearful, but the Lord said, “Be strong and of a good courage.” What reason did they have to be courageous? It wasn’t because of their own strength—or even Moses’s or Joshua’s—but because “the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Joshua 1:9). When we have our own rivers to cross and walls to bring down, wonderful things can happen in our lives because “the Lord will do wonders among [us]” (Joshua 3:5).
For an overview of the book of Joshua, see “Joshua, book of” in the Bible Dictionary."
When I know that the Lord is walking beside me, I know I am not alone, and the most powerful being is with me. So this gives me all the courage that I need to face my challenges and rise above them. With God, I know I can do all things because with Him, nothing is impossible. I can cross my own rivers, and I can bring down my own walls when I'm with the most powerful being in the entire universe.
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