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Day 58, or February the 27th. Don't worry, be

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happy now. Our thoughts today are rooted in Deuteronomy

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chapter 30, verse 11. Now what I am commanding

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you today is not too difficult for you, or beyond

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your reach. First, the big picture surrounding

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this verse. Deuteronomy is made up of the last

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three sermons of Moses, and today we are looking

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at the beginning of the third one. He reminds

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the people of their covenant with God, which

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takes care of the future in a world which will

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see them entering and conquering an alien land.

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This will prove to be some of the last words

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of Moses, just before he passes leadership on

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to Joshua, whom God has already chosen. And now

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today's action step. No, it's too hard for me.

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I can't manage it. I seem to hear that more than

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I ever used to. In a world where people seem

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to give up so easily, the Bible has some encouraging

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words for us. There are times in life when I

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have doubted, usually at times of illness or

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when family or work is particularly stressful.

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It's significant that Moses tells the people

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that God is not demanding more than they can

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manage. The Apostle Paul says a similar thing

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in 1 Corinthians chapter 10 verse 13. The temptations

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in your life are no different from what others

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experience, and God is faithful. He will not

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allow the temptation to be more than you can

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stand. When you are tempted, he will show you

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a way out so that you can endure. It seems to

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me that Moses and Paul were responding to an

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issue that they were sure would arise, and God

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had already anticipated it with his written guarantee.

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Most people have times when they think they are

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not going to be able to cope. If you are having

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doubts, be assured God will not be taken by surprise

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when you question him. Actually, he's expecting

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it. So when you feel like giving up, or you're

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just overwhelmed by what's happening in your

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life, remember God has helped loads of people

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like you before, and is ready to see you through

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it too. All you have to do is ask.