Be Strong & Courageous (Even if You Keep Starting Over)

“Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 CSB

Woot! Woot! Ok, Kingdom friend… let’s be real for a sec? Have you started your health and fitness journey, stopped, and now you’re trying to start again, but it feels harder this time? Like you’re wondering, “Ugh, why can’t I stay consistent?” or “Maybe I’m just not ready.” Let’s call it what it is, it’s fear of the unknown. And you’re not alone in that.

Joshua felt it too! He had been preparing for years, walking with Moses, learning, growing… bro wasn’t new to this. ;) But when it was finally his turn to step up, God told him FOUR TIMES to be strong and courageous. FOUR TIMES! Which tells me, even people who are prepared still feel afraid.

And maybe that is where you are? You’re not starting from zero. You’ve tried before, you’ve learned things, you know more than you think. But now God is nudging you again, to take care of your body, to show up, to stay consistent, and it feels uncomfortable. That doesn’t mean you’re not ready…it might actually mean you are. :)

Sometimes we don’t just need encouragement once, we need to hear it again and again until it sinks deep into our hearts. Until it moves from something we hear… to something we believe… to something we actually act on. That’s why it says,

“Be strong, and let your heart be courageous.” (Psalm 27:14, Psalm 31:24).

Sometimes you have to let your heart go there. Sometimes you have to choose it.

Don’t miss this, Joshua’s courage didn’t come from his experience. It came from God’s presence.

“The LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

That’s where your courage comes from too. Not from having it all figured out, not from being perfect, but from knowing you are not doing this alone.

So maybe today isn’t about getting everything right. Maybe it’s just about taking one step. One workout. One decision to try again. And if you need to hear it one more time, BE STRONG… BE COURAGEOUS. Not because you feel ready, but because He is with you! 

I’m cheering you on and God is cheering you on even more Kingdom friend! You are Shift Worthy! Keep shifting to Jesus! YOU KINGDOM! ;) Woot! Woot!