judges 13:5 “…and he shall begin to deliver israel out of the hand of the philistines."
notice that little 5-letter word "begin" – this is going to be a process!
according to that verse samson would not deliver his people from being troubled by their enemy – not completely – but he would begin the process – yuck – we hate the word process – we want it before the pop-tart comes out of the toaster, before the ½ hour sitcom characters resolve all their problems for the week – in our a.d.d. generation we need it quick or we’ll lose our, our - what was it we were talking about? oh, yeah, our focus – samson lost his, too
samson forgot his identity – i have some great friends and mentors, one of which has told me over and over, that God doesn’t care where nor what you are, He cares about who you are!
samson forgot his source – ask someone how samson lost his strength and, if they know who samson is, most will say because he cut his hair – it was in his hair – wrong answer! it isn’t that easy to steal a strong man’s strength – no, he gave it away! his strength was in his relationship with God – and yours is, too – don’t allow your focus to be drawn to anything else – God is my source – say that – say it again like you really mean it – now believe it
but victory returned to samson once he regained focus, when he remembered his purpose – he had forgotten, but when he focused, he remembered – he asked God one more time to let him operate in his purpose – and then he was able to continue the process for which he was called
have you lost focus? many have – Christians and Christian churches as well – let’s forget about our traditions – bar-b-q the sacred cows – clear our calendars and agendas – now with all that out of the way, what was it God called us to do? oh yeah – reach the un-churched
notice that little 5-letter word "begin" – this is going to be a process!
according to that verse samson would not deliver his people from being troubled by their enemy – not completely – but he would begin the process – yuck – we hate the word process – we want it before the pop-tart comes out of the toaster, before the ½ hour sitcom characters resolve all their problems for the week – in our a.d.d. generation we need it quick or we’ll lose our, our - what was it we were talking about? oh, yeah, our focus – samson lost his, too
samson forgot his identity – i have some great friends and mentors, one of which has told me over and over, that God doesn’t care where nor what you are, He cares about who you are!
samson forgot his source – ask someone how samson lost his strength and, if they know who samson is, most will say because he cut his hair – it was in his hair – wrong answer! it isn’t that easy to steal a strong man’s strength – no, he gave it away! his strength was in his relationship with God – and yours is, too – don’t allow your focus to be drawn to anything else – God is my source – say that – say it again like you really mean it – now believe it
but victory returned to samson once he regained focus, when he remembered his purpose – he had forgotten, but when he focused, he remembered – he asked God one more time to let him operate in his purpose – and then he was able to continue the process for which he was called
have you lost focus? many have – Christians and Christian churches as well – let’s forget about our traditions – bar-b-q the sacred cows – clear our calendars and agendas – now with all that out of the way, what was it God called us to do? oh yeah – reach the un-churched
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