be strong and couregous!

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9) NIV

Is it a nature of man to think that difficulties seem bigger than they do? I don't mean to challenge with this statement, but I do see that many people are afraid before they face the reality. Why do people fear of meeting supervisor, are frightened to have a defence or are afraid to make a mistake? But I don't want to blame this thought because I myself face the same problem. Once I was about to drop by to a room of a proffessor, whom I had never talked before. Well I had taken deep breath first before I felt comfortable and decided to go to his room. And the situation changed totally I was meeting him because he was kind and very open for the conversation. Even he was so helpful and be of assistance for my questions.

Yesterday I was fit with the story I am telling now. I was not in a good mood to work out my preparation for presentation and thesis. The deadline is approching and I still have to make so many works. Suddenly I was reminded to some verses in Bible about dealing with fear. And thanks to "SABDA"Digital Bible that helped me to find out sentences that I was looking for. It's remarkable for me that so many prophets were given these statements by GOD. "Be strong and courageous"....., be strong and courageous". Why such words appear so many times in the Book? I think it must be related to what human has naturally, that is afraid and fear of something. This is how I see it but I think it might be true that why those words given quite often because we as humans feel something bigger than what we can do. Don't be afraid, there is God's promise to be with us and to make us feel encouraged of His presence.