Just Keep Walking

I think of Dori* from Nemo when I type that, because she says "Just keep swimming." As I read the book of Joshua in the Bible, the Israelites are finally entering the Promised Land. Joshua is all freaked out, so God has to tell him like three times to be strong and courageous, all in the first chapter. How much of what happens do the people do and how much does God do?

God: makes enemies scared
People: walk into the new land
God: stops the Jordan River from flowing
People: walk through the dry riverbed
God: makes the Jericho walls fall down
People: walk around the city

So the theme of the story, just keep walking. Their fathers and grandfathers never got to walk though because they spent too much time scared and complaining. So, walking does take faith. As another book of the Bible says, "Just as you came to believe in Jesus, walk in him, being strengthened in the faith you were taught and with thankfulness."(Colossians 2:6-7) I remind myself as I get ready for my service in Thailand to just keep walking.

*Leah, thank you for reminding me that Dori is the fish and Dora is the explorer. :)