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Day 58 or February 27. Don't worry, be happy now.

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Our thoughts today are rooted in Deuteronomy chapter 30 verse 11. Now what I am commanding

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you today is not too difficult for you, or beyond your reach.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse. Deuteronomy is made up of the last three sermons

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of Moses, and today we are looking at the beginning of the third one. He reminds the

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people of their covenant with God, which takes care of the future in a world which will see

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them entering and conquering an alien land. This will prove to be some of the last words

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of Moses, just before he passes leadership on to Joshua, whom God has already chosen.

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And now today's action step. No, it's too hard for me. I can't manage

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it. I seem to hear that more than I ever used to. In a world where people seem to give up

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so easily, the Bible has some encouraging words for us. There are times in life when

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I have doubted, usually at times of illness or when family or work is particularly stressful.

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It's significant that Moses tells the people that God is not demanding more than they can

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manage. The Apostle Paul says a similar thing in 1

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Corinthians chapter 10 verse 13. The temptations in your life are no different from what others

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experience and God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can

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stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

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It seems to me that Moses and Paul were responding to an issue that they were sure would arise

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and God had already anticipated it with his written guarantee. Most people have times

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when they think they are not going to be able to cope. If you are having doubts, be assured

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God will not be taken by surprise when you question him. Actually, he is expecting it.

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So when you feel like giving up or you are just overwhelmed by what's happening in your

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life, remember God has helped loads of people like you before and is ready to see you through

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it too. All you have to do is ask.