What hurts worse? The trip or the impact of hitting the ground? The simplest way to avoid having to recover from a trip and impact is to be mindful of the hazard, what causes me to stumble and fall while walking towards Jesus?

Following God's Word, renewing my mind with the truth, believing the truth, no matter what the circumstance looks like and starting right where I am, upright and walking or having to pick myself up, dust myself off and get moving again, is how to overcome every obstacle in my path.

The common denominator for all believers is faith. Faith that what The Bible says about me is true. If I am lacking courage, The Bible says I am strong, fight the trip hazard of fear with this truth! The Bible says I am able to accomplish all things through Christ, this overcomes the trip hazard of doubt and pride.

Many things are available to us. Where we set our feet, God gives us that ground! Do we realize we have it? If we don't realize we have it, and take hold of that truth, we have fallen over the trip hazard of theft from the enemy, of stolen blessings. God wants us to prosper, we can only do so by stepping into what He has set before us and blessed. It takes courage to step in.

The courage to know my own heart (2 Corinthians 13:5). The courage to humble myself, it is not God's job to humble me, it is my job (James 4:10). The courage to be a spouse, a parent or a friend. God will give us a chance to grow our faith (Deuteronomy 8:16) and when we keep a good attitude, like Joseph, we avoid the trip hazard of being disheartened.

Discover how we keep our eyes open to avoid tripping and it's impact in this message from Pastor Stan.

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