Mark Batterson Soul Print|Discover Your Divine Destiny
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Mark Batterson Soul Print Discover your divine destiny
Why do we know more about others than we do about ourselves?
In our journey in life we need to reevaluate ourselves and dig deep into our inner child and discover what is most important to us. Do we seek to people please or God please?
Growing up we learned how to impress our parents by getting good grades or performing well - being good and not bad. It was important to “be on our best behavior in public” or we would be “in trouble” when we got home.
As I grew up I put on a disguise in order to make everyone else happy, did you?
*The key to fulfilling your future destiny is hidden in your past memories.
God have ordained our lives and given us each day to glorify Him.
God is writing HIS-STORY though our lives.
When we give our lives to Christ, God goes to work. He begins using our circumstance, no matter what circumstances they may be, to chisel us into His image. We should want to be like- Christ or Christ -like.
*Another key to discovering your soul print is identifying your disadvantages. Your destiny is hidden where you would least find it. Our strengths are hidden in our weaknesses, Our advantages are hidden in our disadvantages.
David & Goliath-
http://www.kingskidstuff.com/davidandgoliath.htm
David said, The Lord Who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the Lord be with you! - 1 Samuel 17:37 AMP
David and Goliath Summary
David was anointed to be king over Israel by Samuel. But he was an unknown in Israel until his battle with Goliath. His father had sent him to check on his older brothers who were serving with King Saul’s army. When he heard Goliath’s taunts, he knew someone had to do something. He also knew that God would provide the victory for whoever was willing to march out in faith.
No other battle in the Bible is as well known as the confrontation between David and Goliath. Goliath was a giant, over nine feet tall, and a warrior all his life. David was a shepherd boy who had proven God’s faithfulness to His Word during confrontations with lions and bears. This classic story should encourage any person facing a problem that seems too big to handle.
David - Key Events Related to the Battle with Goliath
1 Samuel 16 - Samuel anoints David.
1 Samuel 17 - David battles Goliath.
1 Samuel 18 - Saul’s jealousy and Jonathan’s friendship.
1 Samuel 19 - Saul tries to kill David.
Why Was David Successful?
In the natural, nobody in Saul’s army had the physical ability to defeat Goliath. But God had given them and even more powerful weapon, His Word. God made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants that He would fight on their behalf. As long as they trusted God and were obedient, they should not fear anyone.
Unlike the rest of the army, David understood his relationship and covenant with God. Fear had paralyzed the army, but David already saw the victory by faith.
I Sam. 16-17 http://sundayschoolsources.com/lessons/OT/unitedkingdom/Goliath_tex…
God lost no time in anointing someone to take Saul’s place as king. He told Samuel to fill his horn and go to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem. He had chosen one Jesse’s sons to be the new king. When Samuel saw the oldest boy Eliab he thought he would surely be God’s choice. But God told Samuel not to judge a man by the way he looked and passed over Eliab. After God had passed over six more of Jesse’s sons, the youngest boy David was brought in from the fields where he kept the sheep. “Arise, anoint him, for this the one!” the Lord told Samuel. Taking the horn of oil, he anointed David and that very day the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. Now David was to be the king, but he went back to his father’s sheep until God was ready to carry out his plan.
Saul did not realize a new king had been anointed. He was till the ruler over Israel but he was a sad and broken man. Because of his sin the Spirit of the Lord had left him and he was often plagued by an evil spirit. He missed Samuel, too, the old prophet would not visit him anymore after he disobeyed God.
Thinking music might cheer up their master, Saul’s servants persuaded him to send for the shepherd boy David to play the harp. David’s music did help; the king began sending for David every time the evil spirit came on him. Not only was David a good harp player, he was so fine in other ways that Saul asked Jesse to let him stay with the king’s company. How strange it all was! Although Saul did not know it then, his new young friend was the one anointed to take his place.
Soon the Philistines came up to fight Israel again, this time led by a giant of a man from Gath called Goliath. Almost ten feet tall, Goliath was covered with heavy metal armor from his helmet to the greaves on his legs. He carried a great spear in his hand and a man went before him with a huge shield.
The very sight of Goliath struck fear in the hearts of Israel’s soldiers. Every morning and every evening for forty days, he roared across the valley, “Why have you not come out to line up for battle?” Choose a man for yourselves…if he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I kill him, then you shall be our servants.”
David came to camp to visit his brothers and was horrified to see Israel flee each day in terror. What had the Lord’s people to fear from a heathen soldier? “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” he wanted to know.
David told Saul he would take on the giant himself, he was not afraid! Saul refused, however. Goliath was too big and strong a man for a boy like David. But David kept urging with the king, telling him how he had killed both lion and bear when he kept the sheep. “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, he will deliver me from the hand of the Philistine,” David declared.
Finally Saul agreed to let David fight Goliath and put his own helmet and armor on the boy. But Saul’s armor was so heavy David couldn’t walk. So he took his staff and sling instead, stooping by a brook to put five smooth stones in his bag.
When Goliath saw David coming, he cursed him and vowed to feed him to the birds and wild animals. “Am I a dog that you come at me with sticks?” he yelled. David shouted back, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel! This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand…that all the earth may know there is a God in Israel!”
Running to meet the giant, David took a stone from his bag and slung it with deadly aim. To the crowd’s great surprise, the stone caught Goliath on the forehead and fell on his face to the earth!
So with just one stone David killed the mighty Goliath of Gath. Taking the giant’s own sword, he cut off his head for all to see. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they all began to run for their lives.
http://www.free-stories.net/children-bible-stories/old-testament-st…
The most important lessons in life are rarely learned in a school classroom via secondhand knowledge but our most important lessons are by first hand experiences.
Learning the lessons God is trying to teach you though your experiences bring you to your destiny one lesson at a time.
*Another key to fulfilling your destiny is recognizing what season you are in.
Are you leading or following?
Are you failing or being successful?
Ecclesiastes:
http://www.biblenotes.net/ecclesiastes.html
This, in general, is a pessimistic book — with statements that history merely repeats itself and nothing is new, and there is no reason to think of what might have been.
The most famous section is Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (from King James’ Version):
1. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5. A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
6. A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes states that people should enjoy themselves and the fruits of their labors. The pessimism is most pronounced when considering man and animals returning to dust, and not knowing where their spirits go (Ecclesiastes 3:18-21). A few other points:
1. “Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 5:10).
2. “… to accept his lot and be happy in his work — this is a gift of God…” (Ecclesiastes 5:19-20)
3. “Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite (i.e., dreaming). This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 6:9).
4. On predestination: “Whatever exists has already been named, and what man is has been known; no man can contend with One who is stronger than he (i.e., can fight with God).” (Ecclesiastes 6:10)
5. “…the day of death better than the day of birth.” (Ecclesiastes 7:1)
6. “…all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun…man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he knows, he cannot really comprehend it.” (Ecclesiastes 8:17)
7. “Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.” (Ecclesiastes 9:18).
8. “Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap (i.e., if you want perfection, you won’t do anything.).” (Ecclesiastes 11:4).
9. “As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” (Ecclesiastes 11:5)
10. “…the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).
You never know what skill God will use for His purposes, so don’t underestimate the strangest of skills and allow yourself to be used by God.
Most of our Emotional problems are symptoms of a deep rooted Spiritual problem: LACK OF TRUST IN GOD.
Our Control issues are really TRUST ISSUES> The Less we trust God, the more we want to CONTROL.
Take your life and divide it into chapters and dig deep to find out how your experiences shaped who you are today.
©2011 written by Jackie Paulson
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