Giants In My Promised Land

God promises us many things but until we posses them, the promise remains out there somewhere, seemingly out of reach.  You have to believe the Word and apply it.  You have to know that God is on your side.  If you fall, you need to know that you have an advocate in Jesus!  You and I have unique destinies that are bigger than we can imagine!  The things He prepares for us are so mighty and incredible that we often need a shift in mindset before we can accept them at face value.  Until we make that shift in our hearts, the giants get the better of us.  The giants intimidating God's people are not across the border in the promised land but inside of us.  They are: insecurity giants, low self esteem giants, financial giants, I'm not ready giants.  They are opportunists.  They leap into action when God's promise is sleeping somewhere in the back of our minds.  They hinder us when we forget that the Holy Spirit always gives us the words to speak and wisdom to follow.  They exploit our doubts.  When we forget, even for a moment, that God is for us and no one can be against us, we risk losing our promised land.
Romans 8:31
It's important to remember that whatever we face, we don't face it alone.  God is in every moment with us.  Once we know and accept this truth, our role in "taking the land" becomes simple: surrender to His plan and believe His Word.  It's amazing what happens when we believe that we can possess what He has promised!!!