The Christian Walk

                                                                      Mendocino Botanical Gardens  I am following along in the bible bus; Bible in a Year r eading Joshua 24 and I was reminded that as we walk by faith and follow Jesus, he leads, smooths out the path before us, fights for us, and blesses us with abundance.  Joshua is speaking to the congregation about all the wonderful things that God has done for the nation. God led one man to create an entire nation, he blessed him with many descendants and He faithfully led the people into uncharted territory. He gave them victory over their enemies and God richly blessed the people with towns that were already fortified, and had an abundance of the fruit of the land. To name some examples; … But I took your ancestor Abraham...

Have you ever talked yourself out of a career, a relationship, a job or something else because you thought that you didn't have the ability to make it work or you were too scared to take that chance?  Guess what? You don't have the ability to make it work! But with God all things are possible. God wants to work through you, to give you the strength, and everything that you need to serve Him. Doubting God starts out really slow- something happens. For example your driving down a road and you start to hear a noise coming from the engine of your car. Your mind races at the thought that maybe your beat up old car has had it and its going to blow up at any moment. Then you try to figure out how your going to afford another car, the higher insurance, and how your even going to qualify for a loan. Then your mind races to the thought that you can't qualify for a loan because your credit is shot because that foreclosure that went through last year. Then you realize that i...