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Pastimes : Ask and You Shall Receive
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To: sa-mule who wrote (3120)11/7/2001 4:07:25 PM
From: calgal  Read Replies (1) of 14396
 
I thought today's Stanley devotional was great:

1 Samuel 17:41-58

A faithful child of God will reckon the victory as sure and certain by applying the strategy David used against Goliath.

Fight the battle before the battle. Get on your face before God and pray through the challenge. Fight it in your heart, spirit, and mind. Let the Lord prune, sift, sand, and weed you as you hash over the situation with Him. Do this until you are certain that you know the will of God.

Reaffirm in your heart that the battle is the Lord’s. Only the Lord can work in your situation for good, and only He can bring about true victory.

Declare the victory. David not only promised to slay Goliath, but also said the Lord would destroy the entire Philistine army. His was the most ambitious of declarations because he served the most certain, true God.

Wait on God’s timing. This sometimes is the most difficult aspect of waging spiritual war or traversing difficult challenges. It wasn’t until David declared what the Lord would do through him that the Lord brought about the victory. Sometimes, He asks us to wait. Always, His timing is perfect.

Proceed in God’s way. We are prone to relying upon the world’s ways when we get into battles. We have to trust God always—even when He asks us to do something that doesn’t make sense immediately.

Trust God. Pray unceasingly. Fight with confidence. Believe God’s promises. Take Him at His Word. Wait for His victory.

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