The 80 20 Rule

There is concept called the 80/20 Rule, Here is what Wikipedia has to say about it:
The principle was suggested by management thinker Joseph M. Juran. It was named after the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who observed that 80% of income in Italy was received by 20% of the Italian population. The assumption is that most of the results in any situation are determined by a small number of causes.
Long before Juran came up with the idea it was demonstrated in the Old Testament in Numbers 13.
Moses sent 12 spies to explore the land they were promised by God. Ten said no two said go.

Report on the Exploration

Numbers 13

26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They gave Moses this account: "We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan."

30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."

31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are." 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."

Caleb, however, encouraged them to go forward, though seconded by Joshua only. He does not say, Let us go up and conquer it; but, Let us go and possess it.
So hear we have 12 men go spy on a land for 40 days and we have 2 men looking at the opportunities we have 10 men focusing on the challenges and ignoring Gods promises. 85% of the spies were focused on all the negatives 15% were focused on the promises. Unbelief overlooks the promises and power of God, magnifies every danger and difficulty, and fills the heart with discouragement.

I don't know why, but human nature we focus on our challenges rather that focus on our God. Joshua,Caleb, Moses, and Aaron were in the tough spot, out of the thousands of Israelites, including the 10 spies, They were the only 4 Focusing on God, Determined, Trusting,ready to move forward.

Everyone of us is going through something....Life Happens...Disappointments setbacks. Losers focus on what their going through but winners focus on where their going to...

So are you with Joshua and Caleb or are you going to wonder around aimlessly?

God's promises are real Trust Them, God will never let you down!