“Josh don’t worry about that lot. Hey there may be thousands of warriors ganging up against you, but don’t worry.” That’s what God told Joshua. Now my first thought would be, “are you nuts, let’s get out of here.” But that is not Joshua’s view. He calmly accepts what God has said to him and trusts his Lord. And surprise, surprise God comes through. Doesn’t it wind you up when someone has the faith that God asks them to have, and then God rewards them for it. It does me. Maybe you are having trouble at school, maybe home life is hard, maybe college is just too demanding for words. And you pray and ask God to help, but it seems to be taking forever. What do your leaders say? I know what they say, they say “trust God he will look after you.” What are your thoughts? If it’s anything like me, you are thinking, “Ahhhhh.… I know God will look after me, but at the moment it’s very, very scary.” That’s a real feeling, from a real Christian, and actually you can bet that’s how Joshua felt to. That’s how I feel right now as we go through our own hassles here at the aftershock team. So don’t be surprised if that’s how you feel and don’t feel guilty if that’s how you feel. What’s the answer? Well I hate to say this, but you, like us, will have to trust your God, but that doesn’t mean you have to be alone. Find someone to pray through the situation with you, just like we are, and I am sure Joshua did to.
