How fast do we recover from difficulties in life? In 1 Samuel 21 David was afraid and on the run from King Saul and fear led David to bad decisions. When things spiral out of control, we can simply confess to the Lord and “own it” or fear will “kick our tail”. Eventually David confessed and his fear was turned to confidence in the Lord.
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Davids life could have collapsed after his camp in Ziklag was raided but David fell back on his training and he found strength in the Lord and led his men to defeat the enemy and rescue the people. Later, David's men willingly risked their lives to bring him water but David poured out the water as an offering to the Lord. Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins and we can follow David's example of receiving God's love and pouring it out to others.
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David led a small  group of discredited men as Saul chased after him. David could have ended Saul's life in the cave but instead, his training taught him to love his enemy and honor God for the sake of Jesus Christ. We too can love our enemies and we don't have to pull the rip cord when trials come our way.

Goliath moved closer to attack, but David quickly ran out to meet him. David's love for God and his training in the sheepfold prepared him to intercept Goliath and later shepherd God's people. Jesus intercepted our sin and now we have the privilege, in Jesus name, of running to the challenges that we will face in this life.
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In John 16:33 Jesus tells us that we will have many trials and sorrows, but we should take heart because He has overcome the world. How will we respond when suffering and fiery trials come our way? God's word tells us to train ourselves for godliness and then we can live circumstance free because we have Jesus and He already conquered death.
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When  hard stuff happens in our lives, we can turn friction into traction and grow in Him. How will we respond when trials come our way? When we live in truth, the bad news for a believer can become good news. Joseph faced incredible challenges, but he faithfully followed God and took the bad news in his life and turned it into good news by saving the Israelites. Whatever goes into a sponge is what comes out. If we empty the sponge dry and fill our lives with Christ, He will come out when we are squeezed versus our own selfish attitudes / desires. 

Jonathan was set to become king after Saul but instead he became gentle and lowly like Jesus and he sacrificed his position and paved the way for David to become the next king. Jonathan handled adversity with great humility and David handled success and prosperity with great meekness. We too can follow Jonathan and David's example of how they handled praise, prosperity and adversity. Jesus Christ must increase and we must decrease.

Jesus faced and conquered death as he took the punishment for for our sins on the cross. Jesus rose victoriously on the third day and our victory is in Him. David trained for war and his courage came from the Lord. We can know where the game is played, how to engage the real enemy and how to live victoriously in Christ since He has already won.

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