Smile in the Impossible
About this episode
Graham Cooke discusses the importance of maintaining a courageous mindset in the face of challenges, emphasizing God's constant presence and our divine advantage.
What if you're not looking for the Lord because He's lost — you're looking for Him because you are? Graham opens with the close of Joshua's commissioning — "be strong and courageous" — and the Lord's invitation to get a mindset that's based on majesty. Discover why spirituality is never passive, why God is always "right next to the promise that he gave you," and why we cannot allow "a theology that empowers the enemy and disables humanity." Graham lands on our divine advantage: made in God's image and engaged with His presence, we can stand in our impossible situations and smile — because the situation we're practicing on today is preparing us for the territory we're going to take. Key Scriptures: - Joshua 1:8. "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." - Joshua 1:9. "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." - Hebrews 13:5. "For…
People in this episode
Host: Graham Cooke
Topics covered
- spirituality
- faith
- courage
- God's presence
- overcoming challenges
Keywords
- spirituality
- courage
- God's presence
- overcoming
- faith
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Joshua, Hebrews, Numbers, Romans
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