Day 6

C Spend time with God

This has now become part of my day. The longer in the day I wait to spend this time with God and in His word the worse my day goes. Life seems to run a little smoother when I make sure to rest in Gods arms

C Pray! Pray! Pray!

I pray often throughout the day. When things are not going quite the way I think they should I turn it over to God – I give Him control. This happens 95% of the time, there is always something that really will send me over that cliff and that is because I let something wait too long before turning it over to God

D Get active

I am walking with a friend 2 mornings each week

My evening walk only happens if I don’t have to be at the ball diamond

I have not made my extra work out a priority

C Make wise food choices

This is going smoothly. I have been cooking healthier for very long time. I try to cook very health conscious. I love the grill; it gives food a lot of flavor.

I Manage my time

Still need to work on this. I spend a lot of time on the computer or watching TV. I need to eliminate some of that. When we are in school the TV doesn’t even come on until late afternoon I need to adopt that policy year around.

Joshua 5:13-6:27

Have you ever tried to put together a jig saw puzzle without a picture to help? All the piece look alike at first, but you start to sort through and pull out the edges and separate the 4 corners. Now you have a small part of the puzzle to work on to help you get started. You don’t try to do the whole puzzle, but a small part at a time the part you can see clearly; you do it that way because you can’t see the big picture until you get further along. God can always see the big picture, but He only gives us small parts at a time to put together.

It is the same way for God and Joshua; God sees the big picture but only gives Joshua small task to complete. He tells Joshua each step he wants him to take for seven days; and Joshua said OK Lord I’m ready to do it your way and off he went. He had faith that God knew what needed to be done and that he would protect him in the process.

Because Joshua did what God instructed he reaped the reward. That’s the important part for all of us, do as God calls and reap the reward. v27

“The Lord was with Joshua…”

Always remember the Lord is with you. Take this verse and replace your name where Joshua’s name is:

The Lord is with Jama always! J

The Lord is with                     always! J

Write it down on a sticky note and put it where you will see it often as a reminder that you are not alone God is always there and He can see the big picture. Then go out in faith knowing that God knows what is going to happen and he will protect you in the process. All you have to do is focus on the small part of the puzzle that God has given you.