What Do I Need?

Recently I was reading in Joshua. As I began thinking about what I need, as a man, as a man who is a Christian, as a man who is a husband, as a man who is a father, as a man who is a grandfather, I was reminded that the one thing that I need is "confidence." How does a man gain that confidence? Let me make some observations from Joshua chapter 1.

• In Joshua 1.9 we read, "the Lord is with thee." That is a guarantee from God. If you knew that God was with you, would that give you confidence?
• In Joshua 1.8, confidence comes from knowledge. The more you know, the more confident you are. V. 8 reminds us that we must spend time "meditating" on the word of God.
  
• In Joshua 1.7, the instruction is to "be strong." Being with God (v. 9) and meditating on God (v. 8) leads to "be(ing) strong."

The question I am forced to ask myself is this: "How strong do I want to be?"