The Winning Attitude in the Face of Enemy Provocation and Fiery Trials
The Lord wants us to behave wisely in the face of provocation and whenever we come before those in authority or power!!! David applied these principles and excelled. Learnings from 1 Sam. 18:1-30: David did not allow his access to King Saul breed familiarity and contempt. He behaved himself wisely at all times - 1 Sam. 18:5,14 The more the devil devices evil plans against you and causes afflictions to come against you, the more your skill at standing in faith in God is developed. King Saul continued to device plans against David, sending him out to battle against the Philistines, intending that David would be killed in battle, but what King Saul did not realize is that David’s faith in God was being developed. His skill at tackling enemy armies was being sharpened. -1 Sam. 18:25 Our God and Father sure does know how to make the plans of the enemy against us, turn out for our good. This is why the Lord admonishes us to give thanks at all times and to be joyful when we go through diver...