I’m teaming up with my brothers, Kevin and Jason, and our great friend, Ceri, to give you even more powerful messages about God! HEEHAW! Like this one from Ceri that blew me away recently from his ‘Breakfast and the Bible’ group chat:

“This morning, I will share from Joshua 1:8-9, and it says,

“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

This particular verse is extremely powerful because there are just a few things that stood out to me with it. We should always remind ourselves about a few things that God tells us in this. One of the things that stood out to me most importantly in this verse is when he said, “For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Sometimes we get into dark places. We go places, and we think we’re alone, but we’re never alone, and this is just one of those verses you can repeat to yourself. You can keep in the back of your mind and just walk with it and use it as a tool. Use it as a weapon. As a weapon against the enemy. Use it as a weapon against anxiety. Use it as a weapon against unsurety. That God reminds us that He is with us wherever we may go.”

This is the ultimate game changer guys!!! If we can truly practice using this verse as a tool that we take around with us continually in the back of our minds, no matter what comes our way, we can stand strong with God in every moment of our lives. Amen.

“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

Let me tell you, I was at my office listening to this message from Ceri at around 11 pm one night, waiting for a car I had purchased that day to come in. Alone at my office, God showed up to confirm He was indeed there with me. I ended up chatting with the wife of the tow truck driver as we waited for him to arrive. I told her how I was enjoying the time waiting to have some alone time with God because this life is rough. She responded, “So rough I sometimes ask myself how am gonna do it, but honestly, GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US.” Fast forward a few minutes later, I opened my meditation book Jesus Calling to continue my alone time with God, and look what amazingly showed up, written as if God was speaking directly to us, exactly from where I had last left off reading:

“I AM ALWAYS WITH YOU!!!” Wink! Wink!

Wow! God freaked me out! Like He was responded directly to her comment, ‘Yes, I AM always with you guys!!!’ This again lined up too perfectly to be some random coincidence! God confirmed Ceri’s message that His invisible Presence is with us wherever we go! It’s just for us to take Ceri’s advice to use that verse as a tool to fight off anxiety, the devil, and insecurities.

No shame in my game, but the next day I was having an extremely rough time, and whenever I found myself anxious, I held on to a bracelet that my daughters gave me with that very verse that I wear every day, and I spoke directly to God. ‘God, I know You are here with me. God, I know You are here with me.’ Until I calmed down. I ended up laughing with Him, “God, what’s wrong with me!!!” But the tool worked!!! And now I pass it on to you! Thanks, Ceri!