Get The Facts

A wrong decision was made.
The impact of the decision worsened
when it was covered up.
Eventually the truth came out.
Life became messy.
Trust was lost.
Words and actions were questioned.
As time went on . . .
trust was restored.
Life became better . . .
until the wrong decision was made . . . again.

At one time, Joshua had been sent to the Promised Land as a spy with other spies.  He was one of two that perceived they could enter in; however, the others reported giant problems.  Subsequently, the people did not enter the land.   As the leader of the people, Joshua sent two spies into the land, not to determine whether they would enter in but rather to see what they would face.

He did not want to make a wrong decision. 

 So.  He needed the facts:  Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho " So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there. Joshua 2:1

When we face a situation . . . we need to explore and study the facts . . . to make a decision of how to manage it.  That said, we must learn to see the facts through faith. In other words, the power of Christ breaks through our limited perspective. Anxiety, stress, and pain are often byproducts of seeing the facts through our personal perspective. 

The power of Christ opens our mind to see beyond our personal reality of past and present experiences. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. (Isaiah 40:28, NRS)

 Learning with you to KICK START the day . . . with all the facts through faith .

                                      Pastor Kerrie 

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