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Pursue...overtake...and recover all
'PURSUE: FOR THOU SHALT SURELY OVERTAKE THEM, AND WITHOUT FAIL RECOVER ALL.' 1 SAMUEL 30:8
David and his men were doing well until the Amalekites destroyed their homes and took their families captive. So:
1) The enemy will attack your family to get to you! He'll do it through big stuff like your husband losing his job or your wife discovering a lump in her breast. Or little stuff like family tension and lack of consideration for each other. Be alert, discern his attack so you can defend yourself against it.
2) Learn to depend on God, not people! When things turned sour the same people who praised David one day wanted to stone him another. Sound familiar? Love people because they need it. Learn from them because their wisdom will benefit you. But lean only on God. Your strength, strategies and solutions for living must come from Him. David said, 'Bring me the ephod' (1 Samuel 30:7 NIV). That's what Israel used to get direction from the Lord. Smart move!
3) Learn to talk to yourself! Words are like fuel; they stoke the fires of faith or fear within you. 'David encouraged himself in the Lord' (1 Samuel 30:6). If you want to get discouraged, talk about your situation. If you want to get encouraged, talk about the God who can change your situation. Solomon says: 'A wholesome tongue is a tree of life' (Proverbs 15:4 NKJV). So start talking to yourself the right way.
4) God's plan for you is total recovery! He told David, 'Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.' These words 'Pursue...overtake...and...recover all' are your marching orders and God's assurance that things are going to change for the better in your life!
written by Bob Gass
'PURSUE: FOR THOU SHALT SURELY OVERTAKE THEM, AND WITHOUT FAIL RECOVER ALL.' 1 SAMUEL 30:8
David and his men were doing well until the Amalekites destroyed their homes and took their families captive. So:
1) The enemy will attack your family to get to you! He'll do it through big stuff like your husband losing his job or your wife discovering a lump in her breast. Or little stuff like family tension and lack of consideration for each other. Be alert, discern his attack so you can defend yourself against it.
2) Learn to depend on God, not people! When things turned sour the same people who praised David one day wanted to stone him another. Sound familiar? Love people because they need it. Learn from them because their wisdom will benefit you. But lean only on God. Your strength, strategies and solutions for living must come from Him. David said, 'Bring me the ephod' (1 Samuel 30:7 NIV). That's what Israel used to get direction from the Lord. Smart move!
3) Learn to talk to yourself! Words are like fuel; they stoke the fires of faith or fear within you. 'David encouraged himself in the Lord' (1 Samuel 30:6). If you want to get discouraged, talk about your situation. If you want to get encouraged, talk about the God who can change your situation. Solomon says: 'A wholesome tongue is a tree of life' (Proverbs 15:4 NKJV). So start talking to yourself the right way.
4) God's plan for you is total recovery! He told David, 'Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.' These words 'Pursue...overtake...and...recover all' are your marching orders and God's assurance that things are going to change for the better in your life!
written by Bob Gass
