There is a difference between receiving a promise of God and possessing it. Israel certainly found that out!

In order to see the fulfillment of God's promises you must act upon them. You must move into a position where you can take possession. You must seize them by force! Jesus declared:

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. (Matthew 11:12)

Don't be complacent. Don't vacillate.

• Don't say, “If it's God's will, He'll heal me.” We know the promise and provision of God for healing. You can either settle for the sickness or make up your mind that you will not settle for anything less than the fulfillment of God's promise in your life.
• Don't say, “I might not be able to fulfill my vision.” Continuously declare that your God-given vision will become a reality.
• Don't say, “I hope my family will get saved.” Boldly declare, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

When God brought Israel to the border of the Promised Land, only two young men — Joshua and Caleb — declared, “We are well able.” Their spiritual vision gave them the ability to focus on the promise God had made to Israel. They believed it and wanted to act upon it. But the majority of the people didn't have spiritual vision, so they did not enter in and claim their Promised Land. Instead, they returned to the wilderness to wander for another 40 years.

Don't wander in the wilderness for 40 years! Let God give you spiritual vision that will enable you to see beyond the circumstances of your impossibility:

Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. (Deuteronomy 1:21)

You are at the edge of your Promised Land. Activate your faith. Don't fear. Don't be discouraged. Focus your vision, don't turn to the right or left. March forward in assurance to claim the promises of God. You are well able!

I am well able! I will march forward and claim all God has for me. I will not turn to the right or left!