Keep it simple
Today's Three-minute Bible Study
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Title:
Keep it simple--------------------------------------- Date: 1/7/2000
Keywords: "caution" "courage" "simple"
"strength"
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Passage: Joshua 1:6-7*
6. "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these
people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them.
7. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my
servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be
successful wherever you go.
Questions
In the context of this passage Moses has just died and God called
upon Joshua to become the new leader of his people.
1. What simple plan does God lay out for Joshua in verse 7?
2. List the three 'tools' he's going to need to execute the plan:
3. What is the result of sticking to the plan?
Practical help
The ego can be your worst enemy when it comes to beating a porn
habit. It stands between you and common sense proclaiming that your problem has to be
complex or you would have solved it by now. It wont let you believe that a simple,
practical approach could be effective.
Joshua needed a plan to meet the overwhelming challenges that lay
before him and God gave him a simple one:
Step 1.
Use the right tools: Strength, Courage and Caution.
Step 2.
Read the directions: I will give you my words (the law) and if you
follow them, you will be successful.
The problems and solutions haven't really changed much since
Joushua's times. The problems may be easier to hide and harder to admit but God has made
the solution more available than ever. It's called the Gospel. Click
here to read about it.
If your brain is tired of working on the complex solution to a porn
problem then try a simple one. Gather up the right tools -- strength, courage and caution
then start reading God's directions for life -- the Bible.
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1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.