GOLIATH

Good day Friend,

Goliaths still roam our world. Debt. Disaster. Dialysis. Danger. Deceit. Disease. Depression. Super-size challenges still swagger and strut, still pilfer sleep and embezzle peace and liposuction joy. But they can’t dominate you. You know how to deal with them. You face giants by facing God first.

Focus on giants—you stumble.

Focus on God—your giants tumble.

You know what David knew, and you do what David did. You pick up five stones, and you make five decisions. Ever wonder why David took five stones into battle? Why not two or twenty? Rereading his story reveals five answers. Use your five fingers to remind you of the five stones you need to face down your Goliath. Let your thumb remind you of …

1. THE STONE OF THE PAST

Goliath jogged David’s memory. Elah was a déjà vu. While everyone else quivered, David remembered. God had given him strength to wrestle a lion and strong-arm a bear. Wouldn’t he do the same with the giant? A good memory makes heroes.

“Remember His marvelous works which He has done” (1 Chron. 16:12). Catalog God’s successes. Keep a list of his world records. Has he not walked you through high waters? Proven to be faithful? Have you not known his provision? How many nights have you gone to bed hungry? Mornings awakened in the cold? He has made roadkill out of your enemies. Write today’s worries in sand. Chisel yesterday’s victories in stone. Pick up the stone of the past. Then select …

2. THE STONE OF PRAYER

Note the valley between your thumb and finger. To pass from one to the next you must go through it. Let it remind you of David’s descent. Before going high, David went low; before ascending to fight, David descended to prepare. Don’t face your giant without first doing the same. Dedicate time to prayer. Paul, the apostle, wrote, “Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long” (Eph. 6:18 MSG).

Prayer spawned David’s successes. His Brook Besor wisdom grew out of the moment he “strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (1 Sam. 30:6). When Saul’s soldiers tried to capture him, David turned toward God: “You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble” (Ps. 59:16).

Invite God’s help. Pick up the stone of prayer. And don’t neglect …

3. THE STONE OF PRIORITY

Let your tallest finger remind you of your highest priority: God’s reputation. David jealously guarded it. No one was going to defame his Lord. David fought so that “all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s” (1 Sam. 17:46–47).

David saw Goliath as a chance for God to show off! Did David know he would exit the battle alive? No. But he was willing to give his life for the reputation of God.

What if you saw your giant in the same manner? Rather than begrudge him, welcome him. Your cancer is God’s chance to flex his healing muscles. Your sin is God’s opportunity to showcase grace. Your struggling marriage can billboard God’s power. See your struggle as God’s canvas. On it he will paint his multicolored supremacy. Announce God’s name and then reach for …

4. THE STONE OF PASSION 

David ran, not away from, but toward his giant. On one side of the battlefield, Saul and his cowardly army gulped. On the other, Goliath and his skull-splitters scoffed. In the middle, the shepherd boy ran on his spindly legs. Who bet on David? Who put money on the kid from Bethlehem? Not the Philistines. Not the Hebrews. Not David’s siblings or David’s king. But God did.

And since God did, and since David knew God did, the skinny runt became a blur of pumping knees and a swirling sling. He ran toward his giant.

Do the same!

Let your ring finger remind you to take up the stone of passion.

One more stone, and finger, remains:

5. THE STONE OF PERSISTENCE

David didn’t think one rock would do. He knew Goliath had four behemoth relatives. For all David knew, they’d come running over the hill to defend their kin. David was ready to empty the chamber if that’s what it took.

Imitate him. Never give up. One prayer might not be enough. One apology might not do it. One day or month of resolve might not suffice. You may get knocked down a time or two … but don’t quit. Keep loading the rocks. Keep swinging the sling.

Next time Goliath wakes you up, reach for a stone. Odds are, he’ll be out of the room before you can load your sling

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LOVING SOMEONE

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes.

 When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

 The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was

 terrified how to face her husband.

 When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.

What do you think were the four words???

The husband just said "I Love You Darling"

 The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother.

 Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

 Sometimes we spend so much time asking who is responsible or who is to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. that we miss out some warmth in human relationship in giving each other support. After all, shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the easiest

 thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have. Don't multiply pain, anguish and suffering by holding on to unforgiveness.

 If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.

 Take off all your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

 THINK..... "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

 REMEMBER..... Caring should be in the Heart and not in Words. Anger should be in Words and not in the Heart.

ME & MY FATHER

When I was 4 Yrs Old : My father is THE BEST .......... 
When I was 6 Yrs Old : My father seems to know everyone ......... 
When I was 10 Yrs Old : My father is excellent but he is short tempered ......... 
When I was 12 Yrs Old : My father was nice when I was little .......... 
When I was 14 Yrs Old : My father started being too sensitive .......... 
When I was 16 Yrs Old : My father can't keep up with modern time ........... 
When I was 18 Yrs Old : My father is getting less tolerant as the days pass by ........... 
When I was 20 Yrs Old : It is too hard to forgive my father, how could my Mum stand him all these years ............ 
When I was 25 Yrs Old : My father seems to be objecting to everything I do ............ .. 
When I was 30 Yrs Old: It's very difficult to be in agreement with my father, I wonder if my Grandfather was troubled by my father when he was a youth ............ .... 
When I was 40 Yrs Old: My father brought me up with a lot of discipline, I must do the same 
............ ..... 
When I was 45 Yrs Old: I am puzzled, how did my father manage to raise all of us ............ ... 
When I was 50 Yrs Old : It's rather difficult to control my kids, how much did my father suffer for the sake of upbringing and protecting us ............ . 
When I was 55 Yrs Old: My father was far looking and had wide plans for us, he was gentle and outstanding. . 
............ . 
When I became 60 Yrs Old: My father is THE BEST ........... 
Note: it took 56 Yrs to complete the cycle and return to the starting point 'My father is THE BEST ' ............ . . 
''If you are blessed with your alive parents then, respect them, you may also like to pass on to your kids" 

WISE WORDS OF THE WEEK

VACANCIES

Don’t waste time!

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EXCEPTION TO AVAILABLE POSITIONS: The vacancy of BOSS has already been filled by the Holy Spirit

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PS: forward to your loved ones, it’s advisable maybe they will be interested!!!

ENCOURAGEMENT.........

May this encourage you always. Don't spend major time with minor people.  If there are people in your life that continually disappoint you,  break promises, stomp on your dreams, too judgmental,  have different values and don't give their backing during difficult times.. that is not a friend. To have a friend, be a friend. Sometimes in life as you grow,  your friends will either grow or go.  Surround yourself with people who reflect values,  goals interests and lifestyle. When I think of any of my successes,  I am thankful to GOD from whom all blessings flow,  and to my family and friends that enrich my life. Over the years my phone book has changed  because I changedfor the better.  At first you think you're going to be alone,  but after a while new people show up in your  life that make your life so much sweeter and easier to endure. If you're an eagle, don't hang around chickens: Chickens Can't Fly! I love the Lord and thank Him for all that he does in mylife,  therefore, I'm passing this on.  Yes I do love Jesus. He is my source of existence and Savior.  He keeps me functioning each and everyday......  Without Him, I would be nothing. Without Him, I am nothing but  with Him I can do all things. Phil 4:13 If you love Jesus , send this to five people !!!!!!  Be Positive - Be Progressive -  Take the time to make a positive difference in someone's life. Walk by faith Not by sight Receive God's blessings and have a BLESSED WEEKEND!!!

MAY GOD

VERY SPECIAL DELIVERY May the Lord open up The windows of heaven And pour you a blessing That you will not have room Enough to receive it all. May the Lord bless You exceedingly and abundantly, Above all you could ever hope for. May the Lord bless you That you may walk in a Financial overflow. May you fall in love with Him For the rest of your days In the Name of Jesus. Amen! Let's just see Satan  stop this one. All you do is.. Send this on !

EVENS RENE