“So now wrap your heart tightly around the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps his promises!”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:23‬ ‭TPT‬‬

A great blessing sometimes requires a journey that is terrifying and unfamiliar. The blessing that we know awaits us on the other side of the fear looks so wonderful from where we stand but we sometimes feel that the risk of the journey to get there far outweighs the prize on the other side .

When we know the promise, when we’ve heard the whisper of good things to come and experienced the anticipation of what lies ahead but look to the journey between here and there, we can loose sight of what we KNOW is waiting for us beyond the difficulty of getting there .

How many times have you given up a promise of blessing because of the fear of the journey?

It’s so easy to forget that if God has shown you the Promised Land, He will take the journey with you to get there.

I remember when I was in primary school, we used to sing the song “I’ll never walk alone”. That’s what we often forget though – as soon as we come down from the excitement of the promise and look to the circumstances that must be overcome, the arduous journey that we need to take, we suddenly shrug our shoulders and walk away before the journey has even begun!

If you could see into Gods realm of understanding, I believe you would see a mighty realm of angels standing guard over you and pushing back those terrors that seem to be swallowing up the possibility of your promise.

If you look for the giants you will see only the giants but if you look for the blessings, that’s what you will see regardless of what it costs to get there.

When the Israelites approached the Promised land they sent spies in to check it out before they all went in and set up home there.

Some saw giants and obstacles and declared that however nice it was, they just didn’t have the muscle to get to what God had promised. They forgot WHO had made the promise!

Others went in, noticed the giants but focused on the blessings laid out FOR them in spite of the giants.

Both groups saw the same land but their focus was different .

I have faced blessings many times that just seemed too hard to get to and I’m sad to say, I missed out on some because of fear.

My daughter is facing a huge blessing at the moment that requires a tremendous amount of courage to get to right now. I am so proud of her for taking on the hard stuff to get to the good stuff.

Nelson Mandela said this :

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

What promise are you seeing across the shark infested waters that you’d love to get to but are too afraid to go for because of what it will take to get there?

Face the fear, then look up and take the hand extended to you from the One that will walk alongside you all the way to your Promised Land.

Perhaps those giants are just cardboard cutouts that will fall down and become the protection for your feet on the stony ground as you walk over them on your way to your God ordained Promised Land.

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“Caleb calmed down the crowd and said, “Let’s go and take the land. I KNOW WE CAN DO IT!” But the other men replied, “Those people are much too strong for us.” Then they started spreading rumors and saying, “We won’t be able to grow anything in that soil. And THE PEOPLE ARE LIKE GIANTS.”
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭13:30-32‬ ‭CEVDCI‬‬

“In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.”

Psalm 94:19

“You won’t need to worry about dangers at night or arrows during the day.

God will command his angels to protect you wherever you go.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭91:5, 11‬ ‭CEVDCI‬‬