Dry up whatever is stopping you from going forward. (Joshua 13:1, NKJV)
You are only old when God tells you that you’re old.
The Lord can remove your problem. (Joshua 4:23, NKJV)
The water of the Jordan is a type of impossible problem you might be facing. (Joshua 4:24, NKJV)
God uses people like the children of Israel and Joshua but we have to be willing to do what God would have you do. (2 Chronicles 26:5, NKJV)
God blessed the children of Israel cooperatively and then gave them land individually. (Joshua 14:13-14, CEV)
Stages.
The important part about stages is to learn what stage you are at and how to live and enjoy each stage.
Stage of life: (Proverbs 29:18, NKJV)
- NOT enough – the children of Israel are a good example. Why?
- Just enough – the children of Israel wondered in the desert and wilderness for 40 years, why?
- More than enough – What you need and then some. What God wanted for the children of Israel in the Promise Land. Why?
True success comes from having those closest to you.
The older stage can be awesome. (Joshua 14:10-12, NKJV; Psalm 92:14, NKJV; Psalm 71:18, NLT; Isaiah 46:4, NLT)
The age you are now:
- Ages 0-30 you need to learn all you can.
- Ages 30-40 you need to plan all you can.
- Ages 50-60 you need to work the plan all you can.
- Ages 60+ you need to give all you can.
Life many times is not so much about age as it is the stage.
3 stages:
- Movement of God.
- Museum of God.
- Mausoleum of God.