The high walls

"NOW JERICHO [a fenced town with high walls] was tightly closed because of the Israelites; no one went out or came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, See, I have given Jericho, its king and mighty men of valor, into your hands." (Joshua 6:1, 2 AMP). God is a God that will give us anything He sees fit, but most of the time we, as believers, must work for it. It may come through prayer and fasting or giving to the church or to those in need, but it needs to come from our hearts. The Lord saw a man, "Joshua", willing to give himself, his life, to God, and it was not just in words but his heart was willing. The Lord saw the Israelites and their children were ready for their blessing, so He made a way for them by opening the flooded Jordan river. Now, in the Promise Land they really had to trust and put their faith in God. This was a land filled with the enemy of their souls. The victory only comes by trusting and loving God with all your soul, mind, and might. So, God gave them Jericho, who's walls were high and strong, and would only come down by faith and following God's instructions. What wall or walls are in front of you? Maybe your wall is pride, bitterness, lust, lying, and the walls go on. The walls in our lives must come down, and our faith must totally be in God in order to walk in the promises of the Lord. The walls will come down when we put the Lord first in our lives, and that's the truth. God Bless You and pray for strength.