Tail Wagging the Dog

Good morning, I pray all is well with you. I want to give you a little poem first this morning, then I'll get into the devotion.
There was a dachshund once, so long/ He hadn't any notion/ How long it took to notify/ His tail of his emotion;/ And so it happened, while his eyes/ Were filled with woe and sadness,/ His little tail went wagging on/ Because of previous gladness.
Now I know you are asking what in the world that poem has to do with a Bible devotion. Let's look at today's passage, Deut. 7:12-19, vs 18 "Thou shalt not be afraid of them; but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt:". Moses was talking to the Israelites about when they actually entered the promised land, and he was describing how they would face enemies that were larger, and more powerful than they were. He said, that when you look at them you will get scared that we will not be able to defeat them, however, remember what God has already done for you. Remember all the ways God has already blessed you, remember all the ways God has already protected you. If you will do this, then there will be no reason for you to be afraid.
If we are facing famine, remember how God has already fed us. If we are facing defeat, remember all the battles He has placed in our hands. If we are facing ridicule remember how many times the tables have turned already. If your bank account is empty remember how many times, and all the ways He has provided for you in the past. No matter what difficulty you are facing, no matter how bad things seem, If you will stop and remember the goodness, greatness, and love of God you will have reason to rejoice over your trouble.
Romans 8:31 "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" Another way to look at that verse, "If God be for us, what can be against us?" There is power in prayer. Some people say that the most powerful thing on earth is the Atom Bomb, they say that splitting the atom that way produces more power than any other thing possible to exist. And, it is a horrible power, just look at Hiroshima. However, I am here to tell you there is something more powerful, the power of prayer to the one and only, Holy Righteous LORD God.
Look at it this way, "God gave us memories so that we might have roses in January". Roses are very beautiful flowers, probably the most beautiful. Unfortunately they only grow during the summer, but stop and think for a minute, try to remember a rose you saw on your bush, or a friends bush last summer. It is the same way with the blessings of God, just try to remember one time God blessed you. Now I imagine by now, you could probably list somewhere close to 10 times He blessed you. When it comes to remembering God's blessings, you can't stop at just one, if you ever get started you will be there a while. How can you be scared, worried, upset, anything other than joyous when you are remembering all the ways you have been blessed?