Today 5-19-2025

Joshua 1:9 NASB "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."I thought to myself "I must be crazy!" Today's verse speaks to us about being strong and courageous for He will be with us. I remember it like it was yesterday, the fire alarm went off, and the next thing I knew I was running into a burning building! I thought to myself, I must be crazy but followed my officer in. Right before we entered, he said to me - stay by my side, I won't leave you, don't leave me! It was a comforting thought, as I faced the raging fire, I had someone with me that wouldn't leave me. That's how it is with God, He will never leave us, in fact He will go before us and lead us - we just need to follow Him and stay by His Side. There is strength in knowing that we are not alone, so don't try to do it alone. Get in the habit of calling out to God and other godly men when the struggles of life seem overwhelming! Don't go it alone, He is right there with us and they will be too! peace, tom