Strong and Courageous

"Then Moses called to Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." Deuteronomy 31:7-8

The Lord is the One who goes before me and He will be with me. And not just when something big and out-of-the-ordinary is happening, like traveling to the other side of the world to meet your two new children. :) He tells us to be strong and courageous because He is with us ALL the time. It's easy to forget that God is in all the small details of life, not just the major events such as marriage, moving, children, etc. He's called me to live with boldness and courage even on days when my routines become monotonous and my faith is not being stretched. And even when our faith is stretched and our courage is shaken, I pray that we don't forget how we've clung to Him so tightly this past year. That even the remembrance of His faithfulness, promise and purpose will sustain us in the future.