As always, I want you to know that I am praying and interceding on your behalf daily. Thanks very much for keeping in touch.
Be encouraged
Pastor Doreen
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Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:36:42 +0000
Subject: [marriagerestoration] Doreen's Daily Delights - Aug 7 - Like David, We Can Slay This Goliath
Like David, We Can Slay This Goliath
But what are we going to do to change this situation? . . .to come
face to face with our Goliath... to come face to face with those
mountains. . to come face to face with the Goliaths in our marriage?
What are we going to do? Not just to run away from them or to bury
them, but to wait for healing and restoration. To trust God, no
matter what. To be obedient while waiting, not to be like-minded as
your prodigals. When it comes right down to it, to take back that
which the devil has stolen from us, our marriages, to kill that
thought, that idea, that situation which is in our lives that stands
before us as Goliath stood before David?
Four things that you and I can do as well (I've talked about this
before. Four things that David did.
1. He called out this giant's name. He called him by name. He gave a
name to this enemy that stood in his path. And that's a critical
thing to do with those obstacles in our lives. Sometimes they are
only here in our lives at the level of emotion. We never fully speak
about the pain that we are going through, but how critical that is if
we are to deal with the obstacles and the giants in our lives.
You can begin to deal with it, so name your giant. Call it out by
name. "The Healing and Restoration of your Marriage." "Who is this
uncircumcised Philistine who defies the armies of Israel, the living
God?" And all of a sudden that giant shrinks down to size. A
critical thing for us to do, for you and me to do, as David did.
2. The next thing David did was to cast aside the naysayers. His
brothers spoke to him as only older children can do to their younger
siblings: they can put you down, tell you you can't do this, you
can't do that. And there are all kinds of people who will tell you
that you should get on with your life or file for a divorce
(Remember, Jesus was NEVER for divorce.). Be careful who you listen
to in the face of the naysayers around you and the giants you have to
face. We can do more than we think. Having Jesus on our side, we
can do all things. Also, we cannot lose. We are on the winning side.
3. Which leads to the third thing that David did. He created
comparisons. Comparisons by which to compare this unique situation
that he had to deal with, to compare it with other situations he had
dealt with in his past. "I killed lions. I protected my sheep. I've
dealt with the bears. It's not quite like Goliath, but it's close
enough to know that I can do it again." Close enough to know that we
can do it again. He used his mind to take this situation and say, "I
can get this far. Maybe I can get the whole way." I am not giving
up.
Think back on all the things the Lord has done for you in the past.
If He has done it already, if He can heal and restore other
marriages, He can do the same for you. Yes, He will do it again. He
is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Lord is healing and
restoring marriages daily. Don't give up. Wait on His perfect
timing. Trust Him.
4. David created those comparisons and finally, finally, I say
finally, but that's not quite it. Over all, under-arching
everything, around everything, he counted on God. He called out the
name of this giant. He cast aside the naysayers. He created
comparisons and he counted on God to do what he could not do by
himself. What wonderful words those are towards the end of our
chapter. "You have come to me with a sword and with a spear and a
javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God
of the armies of Israel whom you have defied."
My friends, we are counting on God to slay this giant, (Your giant is
your sick and troubled marriage). In the face of all the other things
we trust in, is God underneath and around in everything we do? Or if
we do and there are giants in our lives that can be and need to be
killed, if we are to walk further on the path that God has called us?
To count on God in David's case was clearly not an excuse for not
playing "his part" or ours.
We are to name the giants in our lives. The giant in your life is a
dead or near dead marriage. A marriage that the enemy wants to
destroy. We are to say, "No, I will not give up," and to cast aside
the naysayers. We are do what God is expecting us to do, to pray and
fast so that God can work for us to slay our giant. This is the
story of David and Goliath and it is, I believe, not just an old
story, even a favorite story - but it is to be a story that God wants
to be part of our lives as well.
Let us bow before God in prayer believing that He can and will heal
and restore our marriage.
Be encouraged
Pastor Doreen
2778 NW 193 Terr. Miami, FL 33056
Please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry by planting a
financial seed so we can continue to help the hurting. Remember, God
is no man's debtor. In order to reap, we must sow. May The Lord
bless you.
But what are we going to do to change this situation? . . .to come
face to face with our Goliath... to come face to face with those
mountains. . to come face to face with the Goliaths in our marriage?
What are we going to do? Not just to run away from them or to bury
them, but to wait for healing and restoration. To trust God, no
matter what. To be obedient while waiting, not to be like-minded as
your prodigals. When it comes right down to it, to take back that
which the devil has stolen from us, our marriages, to kill that
thought, that idea, that situation which is in our lives that stands
before us as Goliath stood before David?
Four things that you and I can do as well (I've talked about this
before. Four things that David did.
1. He called out this giant's name. He called him by name. He gave a
name to this enemy that stood in his path. And that's a critical
thing to do with those obstacles in our lives. Sometimes they are
only here in our lives at the level of emotion. We never fully speak
about the pain that we are going through, but how critical that is if
we are to deal with the obstacles and the giants in our lives.
You can begin to deal with it, so name your giant. Call it out by
name. "The Healing and Restoration of your Marriage." "Who is this
uncircumcised Philistine who defies the armies of Israel, the living
God?" And all of a sudden that giant shrinks down to size. A
critical thing for us to do, for you and me to do, as David did.
2. The next thing David did was to cast aside the naysayers. His
brothers spoke to him as only older children can do to their younger
siblings: they can put you down, tell you you can't do this, you
can't do that. And there are all kinds of people who will tell you
that you should get on with your life or file for a divorce
(Remember, Jesus was NEVER for divorce.). Be careful who you listen
to in the face of the naysayers around you and the giants you have to
face. We can do more than we think. Having Jesus on our side, we
can do all things. Also, we cannot lose. We are on the winning side.
3. Which leads to the third thing that David did. He created
comparisons. Comparisons by which to compare this unique situation
that he had to deal with, to compare it with other situations he had
dealt with in his past. "I killed lions. I protected my sheep. I've
dealt with the bears. It's not quite like Goliath, but it's close
enough to know that I can do it again." Close enough to know that we
can do it again. He used his mind to take this situation and say, "I
can get this far. Maybe I can get the whole way." I am not giving
up.
Think back on all the things the Lord has done for you in the past.
If He has done it already, if He can heal and restore other
marriages, He can do the same for you. Yes, He will do it again. He
is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Lord is healing and
restoring marriages daily. Don't give up. Wait on His perfect
timing. Trust Him.
4. David created those comparisons and finally, finally, I say
finally, but that's not quite it. Over all, under-arching
everything, around everything, he counted on God. He called out the
name of this giant. He cast aside the naysayers. He created
comparisons and he counted on God to do what he could not do by
himself. What wonderful words those are towards the end of our
chapter. "You have come to me with a sword and with a spear and a
javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God
of the armies of Israel whom you have defied."
My friends, we are counting on God to slay this giant, (Your giant is
your sick and troubled marriage). In the face of all the other things
we trust in, is God underneath and around in everything we do? Or if
we do and there are giants in our lives that can be and need to be
killed, if we are to walk further on the path that God has called us?
To count on God in David's case was clearly not an excuse for not
playing "his part" or ours.
We are to name the giants in our lives. The giant in your life is a
dead or near dead marriage. A marriage that the enemy wants to
destroy. We are to say, "No, I will not give up," and to cast aside
the naysayers. We are do what God is expecting us to do, to pray and
fast so that God can work for us to slay our giant. This is the
story of David and Goliath and it is, I believe, not just an old
story, even a favorite story - but it is to be a story that God wants
to be part of our lives as well.
Let us bow before God in prayer believing that He can and will heal
and restore our marriage.
Be encouraged
Pastor Doreen
2778 NW 193 Terr. Miami, FL 33056
Please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry by planting a
financial seed so we can continue to help the hurting. Remember, God
is no man's debtor. In order to reap, we must sow. May The Lord
bless you.
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