Visionary People

After the death of Moses, God called faithful Joshua and told him in Joshua 1:3-6 "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you. As I said to Moses. “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

God had said, "I will give you Canaan." Joshua and Caleb believed God and became visionaries rather than men with a hopeless attitude. They left a legacy that we are still reading about today.
When the twelve spies investigated the land of Canaan, ten became very disappointed at what they saw with their eyes. They said, "There are giants in the land of Canaan." They completely dismissed what God had said, "I will give you the land." They did encounter some battles along the journey. However, God did promise them the land and also promised to be with them. You can be sure that God always keeps His promises.

The Israelites saw only with one set of eyes, the natural. However, Joshua and Caleb saw beyond the natural and remembered what God had promised. The two (Joshua and Caleb) said "we are well able." Two saw the size of their God and ten saw the size of men; two saw the solution, but ten saw the problem; two saw the appointment; however, ten saw it as a disappointment. 

Joshua and Caleb were willing to go against the majority to believe God's Word. 
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Years later God granted only these two men permission to go into the promise land (Canaan). God will always keep His promises, why can't we just trust Him! Visionary people like Joshua and Caleb see with two sets of eyes, the physical and also the spiritual. A heart and mind given to God can change your focus onto Him and not your surroundings.