Like Grasshoppers

Thus they told him, and said, "We went in to the land where you sent us; and it certainly does flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit."Nevertheless, the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there. "Amalek is living in the land of the Negev and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites are living in the hill country, and the Canaanites are living by the sea and by the side of the Jordan." Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it." But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us." So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land through which we have gone, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size."There also we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we became like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight." Numbers 13:27-33
Sitting on the other side of the border it is easy to look towards Mexico, and unknown country, with unknown cities, unknown peoples, unknown dangers, and to feel like grasshoppers in the eyes of these things. It is easy to hear the unfaithful spies and their discouragement and their unbelief in the promises of God. But in the midst of the doubt there is always a Joshua and a Caleb (today that came in the form of a little lady from conneticut named Naomi and Mary at the insurance agency. Naomi has a daughter who lives in central mexico and travels to the United States three times a year, and mary confirmed the safest route through the interior of Mexico). The jewish nation were comissioned to enter in Canaan, the promised land, but because of the fear of man and not the fear of God, they received death instead of life and the promise. As sons and daughters of God we trust and have faith in God, but our faith is not blind our faith is based on assurances and evidence,

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1

God had shown himself true to the nation of Israel, but they had no faith they were filled with unbelief in His promises, His evidences, and the substance of things hoped for, so in turn they perished in the desert, they never received life or saw the promised land. God has shown Himself so true in our journey to Belize, and our faith is so full of evidences along the way. As christians our faith is full of evidences such as: archeological, linguistical, historical, genetic, and genealogical. The bible is the most supported ancient manuscript, and most of all the testimony and evidence of justification and forgiveness of sins to all men who repent and believe in the Son, Jesus.

Pray that God has favor on us and show us Himself strong, the true promise land, and gives us encouragement, strength, and a humble will to persevere. So that he will be lifted up.

From the Apostle Paul,

"Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again." Philipians 1:15-26