Day 66: 1 Chronicles 28:20

"Then David continued, 'Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the Lord is finished correctly.'" ~1 Chronicles 28:20 NLT

Sometimes when I'm afraid to do something, it's because of a fear of failure. What it I don't do it up to everyone's expectations? What if I ruin someone's day? What if people laugh at me? What if, what if, what if I fail? This is probably the situation Solomon may have fallen in.

But Solomon's dad had the right idea. He split up the task into three simple-sounding things.

DO

- be strong

- be courageous

- the work

DON'T

- be afraid

- get discouraged

BECAUSE GOD

- is with you

- will not fail you

- will not forsake you

- will see to it that everything is finished correctly

I think there are two most important things to take from this. #1, grit your teeth, and DO the work. Even if you're afraid, even if you get discouraged, just DO it. #2, if God told you to do something, and you just DO it, He'll make sure that everything is finished correctly. He won't let it fail. Even if you thought it failed, take something, learn, and move on. God uses human failure for the furthering of His kingdom too. Believe that you did the right thing by obeying, let God handle the rest, and keep on keeping on!

Just sayin', Solomon worked on the temple. God made sure it was finished correctly. And it was amazing.