Although we still fight battles everyday and sin is rampant in the world, we have the assurance that the war has already been won. We do not have to be paralyzed by the power of a defeated; we can overcome him through Christ's power.
Awe and respect are the responses due our holy God. How can we show respect for God? By our attitudes and actions. We should recognize God's power, authority and deep love, and our actions must model our absolute reverence for God.
If your prayers have gone unanswered, perhaps what you need is within your reach. Pray instead for wisdom to see it and the energy and motivation to do it.
Prayer is not an alternative to preparation and faith is not a substitute for hard work. God can and does provide miraculously for His people as needed but also expects us to use our God given talents and resources to provide for ourselves.
But news that the Israelites had crossed Jordan on dry land caused any courage the Canaanites still had to melt away. Don't underestimate God.
Ref: Joshua 5:1
The Israelites spent 39 years in the dessert unnecessarily because they were terrified of the Canaanites (the Israelites' first attempt). They underestimated God's ability. Here, Israel saw that the Canaanites were terrified of their army.
The Canaanites had heard about Israelites' great victories through God and they hoped that the Jordan River would slow Israel down or discourage them from entering Canaan.
This testimony of God's supernatural power served to build the Israelites' hope in God and to give them a great reputation with their enemies who greatly outnumbered them. If He did it before, He'll do it again
The Israelites crossed the Jordan River in the spring, when it was overflowing its banks. God chose the time when the river was at its highest to demonstrate His power- parting the waters so that the entire nation could cross on dry ground.