HEARING GOD'S VOICE
II Samuel 16:9-11
"Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, 'Why should this dead dog curse the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.' But the king said, 'What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD has said to him, "Curse David." Who then shall say, "Why have you done so?" .... Let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD has ordered him.' "
So how do I respond to people who attack me? Too often my flesh and my pride rise up, and I respond like Abishai – "Decapitate him!" What right do they have to talk to me like that?! David's response was totally different. He was humble enough to consider that maybe God was talking to him through Shimei's ranting. If I listen to other people's cursing and criticism with my spirit instead of my flesh, maybe, just maybe, I can hear God's voice identifying my own weaknesses.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God can speak to us through other people's cursing.
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Have a listening day. Love you.
II Samuel 16:9-11
"Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, 'Why should this dead dog curse the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.' But the king said, 'What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD has said to him, "Curse David." Who then shall say, "Why have you done so?" .... Let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD has ordered him.' "
So how do I respond to people who attack me? Too often my flesh and my pride rise up, and I respond like Abishai – "Decapitate him!" What right do they have to talk to me like that?! David's response was totally different. He was humble enough to consider that maybe God was talking to him through Shimei's ranting. If I listen to other people's cursing and criticism with my spirit instead of my flesh, maybe, just maybe, I can hear God's voice identifying my own weaknesses.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God can speak to us through other people's cursing.
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Have a listening day. Love you.
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