UNBELIEF DEFEATS!

FAITH believes in God's promises whereas FEAR only sees the presence of the giants or the mountain of circumstances that stand in our way.

God PROMISED the Israelites that they could (and would) possess the Land of Canaan.  BUT, He didn't promise them they wouldn't have challenges and face giants along the way!

Moses sent 12 of his soldiers to spy out the land.  Ten returned with a NEGATIVE report; only 2 (Joshua and Caleb) gave a POSITIVE report.  The 10 (with "defeatist attitudes") died in the wilderness and never obtained what had been promised to them. 

They only saw what was, but could not see what could be!

We, who call ourselves BELIEVERS, must go by FAITH...not by what can be seen with the natural eye.  [II Corinthians 5:7/Hebrews 11:1]

Negative thoughts produce stinkin' thinking!  Negative thinkers are DOUBTERS...they DOUBT God's promises; therefore, their fruit falls from The Tree of Life and lays rotting on the ground.  Positive thinkers--BELIEVERS--those who trust in the Lord--bear good fruit and live an abundant life.

I urge you to "be DOERS of The Word" and you'll receive all He's promised you.  [James 1:22]
Let me leave you with this little poem to help motivate you:

Some people said "it couldn't be done!"  But he with a chuckle replied:  "Maybe it couldn't, but he would be one who wouldn't say so 'til he tried."  So he knuckled right in--with a trace of a grin.  If he worried, he hid it.  He started to sing as he tackled the thing that couldn't be done, and--HE DID IT!