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Today's Word: May 27, 2022
In 1 Samuel 10, after Saul was chosen to be the first king of Israel, most of the people were happy and congratulated him. But when Saul went back home, some of the people spoke of him with contempt and despised him. They said he didn't have what it took to be king, and they tried to push him down. Saul refused to waste his time with these small-minded people who didn't value who he was or respect the talent and favor on his life. He simply chose to ignore them.
If you're going to reach your destiny, you have to get good at ignoring negative comments, criticism, insults, and naysayers. They don't control your destiny. They are distractions to try to keep you from God's best. Instead of being upset over who's not for you and frustrated over who's trying to make you look bad, ignore them. Jealous people can't keep you from your destiny. Small-minded people can't stop your purpose. That's not a battle you have to fight. Let God vindicate you.
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Life doesn't always turn out the way we expect, and too often when we go through a challenge or a setback, we think it must be our fault. I talked with a young lady who told me about her painful breakup with a man whom she thought loved her. She said, "I tried to figure out what I did wrong. I felt so hurt, so discounted, and so discouraged that I didn't want to go to work or go out with friends. I just wanted to stay home. One evening I saw your television program, and as I became encouraged, hope rose. I started to like myself again. Little by little, I would look in the mirror and say, 'You are beautiful, talented, and valuable.' Slowly this fun person came back into my life--the person I really was. And now I say to myself, 'God is going to bring the right person across my path because I'm in the palms of His hands.'"
First Samuel 30 records a similar period in David's life when he faced a huge setback. Thirteen years after he was anointed to be the next king of Israel, he was still living as a fugitive from King Saul. Then one day David and his six hundred men came home and found their city had been burned, their possessions taken, and their families taken captive. It was so heartbreaking that he and his men wept until they had no strength left. The men in his army were threatening to stone him. Yet at his lowest point of discouragement, the Scripture says, David "encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God" (v. 6). He rose up, inspired his men to fight again, and they defeated their enemy.
I love that! Both David and the young lady made a choice about their discouragement. They took the encouragement they received, and they began to encourage themselves, to affirm what is true about them, to remember what God says about them. Hope rose in their hearts, confidence was restored, and faith caused them to move forward with their lives.
Over the past few years, you may have faced a lot of challenges and difficulties. You have to learn to encourage yourself in the Lord every day. He made you, He formed you, and He fashioned you just the way you are. Rather than be critical of yourself and what you think are lacks, start celebrating yourself and all your good qualities. Remember what God has done in your life. Get in agreement with God and say, "Thank You, God, for who You made me to be. You made me to be more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus. I'm an overcomer because I have Your Word in me, and I will overcome this."
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Don’t judge where you are as where you’re going to stay. God has some transfers for you: transfers of influence, transfers of resources. Now, this transfer requires obedience, honoring God, doing the right thing when it’s hard. There will be seasons that are not fair: nothing is changing, people that don’t honor God are passing you by. Don’t be discouraged; your time is coming. It’s going to happen suddenly, out of the ordinary. You couldn’t have made it happen. It’s the hand of God.
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