Joshua 10:12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies.
Stretching beyond our comfort zone builds resilience overtime. When stress is perceived as an opportunity to stretch and grow, resilience is built. Challenges in life that would normally paralyze will become a thrust to rise higher when the ‘negative energy’ of stress is converted into the ‘positive boost’ of power.
Joshua was an astounding leader who stood on the solid foundation of God’s Word. The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you” (vs8). Joshua was fighting a coalition army of five kings and it was almost dusk, but his army had not annihilated the enemies as promised by the Lord. Joshua realized the authority he had over creation and in the middle of an intense battle looked at the sun and moon and commanded them to standstill – and the universe froze! The cosmos obeyed the command of Joshua until God’s promise to Joshua was fulfilled. No one was able to withstand him. His bold prayer not only stretched the faith of Joshua but stunned heaven in amazement and shook hell with terror.
Don’t stress about the problem or peril – talk to it. Stretch your faith and overpower it.
Stretch to Conquer:
- Stress: Faith is the “stress converter” that translates pressure into power. Every challenge is a stretch of our faith to tap into God’s all-surpassing power. New challenges require a new level of faith. Stretch, and upgrade the level of your faith to win.
- Speak: Joshua did not pray and wait for the Lord to speak to the sun and the moon. He did. Speak to your mountains. Creation, the combatants and the crisis will hear and obey. The remote control to switch stress into stretch and pressure into power is at the tip of our tongues. Speak to the storm.
- Shake: Faith shakes hell with terror and tremors.
“Faith is the stress-converter that turns pressure into power”.
Prayer: Father God, teach me to stretch my faith and not stress in fear under pressure. Amen
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