Get Right with God (VCL)

"Shout, for the Lord has given you the city."
and the walls came tumbling down.

But then...sin (Joshua 7), the consequences of which affected others

Awaken, reform, and reconcile with God.
O Lord, what will You do for Your great name?

Times of danger and trouble should be times of reformation. Look at home, into your heart, into your house, and do a diligent search to find out if there is not some cursed thing there that God sees and abhors, some secret lust, some unlawful gain, some undue withholding from God or others.

When the sin of sinners finds them out, God is to be acknowledged.
O righteous God, I pray that you distinguish between the innocent and the guilty so they will not be treated as wicked.

God does not make it impossible for his children to sin; He always makes it possible for them not to sin. Defeat may happen in the life of the Christian, but it need not.
Defeat doesn't need to happen, but it may. If it does, it is essential to quickly discover the reasons for failure and immediately seek to remove them.

Reasons for Spiritual Defeat:

• Overly self-confident - victory is only in Jesus, not ourselves. Apart from the grace of God and the blood of Jesus, the most minor temptations will be too powerful for us. The victory we won yesterday will not bring you power today. Romans 7:18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out. But then! 2 Corinthians 12:9 He has told me, "My grace is all you need because my power is perfected in weakness."
• Neglect of prayer - failure to pray always makes us insensitive to sin.
• Disobedience - 1 John 1:8-9 If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and we're not being truthful to ourselves. If we make it our habit to confess our sins, in His faithful righteousness, He forgives us for those sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.

Joshua 7:13 You won't be able to defeat your enemies until you remove what has been turned over to destruction.

Ephesians 6:13 For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.