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Joshua chapter 18 verse 3. So Joshua said to the people of Israel,

how long will you put off going in to take possession of the land?

Which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you.

What a phrase. Joshua is saying, God, is giving you this land.

How long are you going to put off going in to take it?

I read that and I think, I don't want to put off doing anything. God has called me to do.

Taking any step. God has called me to take. Why would I? Why would we put off God?

And what he is calling us to do. And yet we are prone to do this.

We are prone to hear God say, do this or do that and to put it off to delay obedience.

And this is where we realize delayed obedience is disobedience.

And it's foolishness. Why would we put off obeying God? Why would we put off experiencing

all that God desires and designs for us? So we pray. Let's just pray together today.

God, to help us to walk fully into all that you have designed for us, that you desire for us

today. God, help us not to put off anything you're calling us to do.

God, help us to not put off any steps you're calling us to take.

God, help us to walk by faith fully into all that you have for our lives, for our families,

for our churches. God, help us to walk fully into the future of faith, trusting in you and your power

and your promises and your presence. God, all that you desire to give us. God, help us to take

fully. God, help us not to waste a moment. God, in delaying obedience to you, God, help us to live

in total full immediate obedience to you. God, in the way we teach our kids to obey all the way,

ride away with a happy heart. God, help us to obey you today all the way, right away with a

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