Category Archives: United Within

Continuing on from the previous Dealing with Blame, sadly, the people’s thought process led them to exclude God, and in their desperation, they shifted the focus again and they sought a solution outside of God. In their desperation they wanted to look for a leader, to take them back from whence they came.  But theyContinue reading “Dependency – Looking for Another Leader”

If you have not read the previous blogs in this series, you can find them at this link. Now crippled into inactivity by their thoughts, the people’s next action was to blame someone for their reality and the situation and predicament.  In our own lives, in the areas that we are feeling down, can weContinue reading “Dealing with Blame”

In the introduction, I explained that in our hearts ‘we long to find courage to stand for the right in the face of fierce opposition’.  Based on what was explored in the previous blog posts, to stand, we would need to confront our fears in God’s power, and we would need to have a correctContinue reading “Pessimism and Weeping”

Following on from the previous blog post, Inflated Account of the External, having confirmed in their minds that the opponent was bigger than they, their thoughts shifted to ‘how much smaller they were.’  Their answer was that they were ‘in our own sight as grasshoppers’ (Numbers 13:33 KJV) and they even went one step furtherContinue reading “Deflated View of Self”

In my previous blog post, I wrote about Confronting our Fears. In Number 13: 31, 32, the informants saw their opponents as stronger than themselves.  This is the key reason why they felt hopeless and helpless.  At that point, in their assessment they did not factor into the equation God’s presence and God’s assistance.  TheyContinue reading “Inflated Account of the External”

In the previous post, I wrote about The Account of the 12 Spies. I believe that the people were excited at the thought of moving forward.  But before they did, they had to address some critical things.  One of these things was their fear. All transitions are not easy.  When we come to a crossroad,Continue reading “Confronting Our Fears”

If you have not as yet, I invite you to read the first blog post in this series United Within – Introduction. In Numbers 13:17-20, we read that Moses gave the 12 spies the same command. And they obeyed, and they returned after 40 days (Numbers 13:25). The 12 spies returned together and stood beforeContinue reading “The Account of the 12 Spies”