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BEFORE DESTRUCTION 1 Sam 27-1

sam 28:1-2 There has been times in my life where I have mad bad decisions- and

the things that went bad were embarrassing. I always wondered how I got there-

and how to not go back to them- How to not have any regrets- prevent bad

decisions

Things that went bad for David Went to the enemy- v 2 to Acish King of Gath (of the philistines), Dwelt with the enemy- V3 so david dwelt, Brought others with him- six hundred men, his two wives, Made a deal with the enemy and God Ziklag v5, Went and raided towns v8 Geshurites, Girzites, Amalekites, Killed all the men women and took their livestock, Lied To achish- v10 Against the southern area of Judah, Telling the enemy that he was attacking his own people?, Tells Achish he’s his servant 1 sam 28:1, Joins with the Enemy to fight Israel 1-2

Where did it all Go wrong?

What could David had done BEFORE DESTRUCTION READ V 27

He internalized destructionThe Heart is the core of our being its importance can’t be understatedAnd David “said in his heart” He spoke to himself- thought it- believed it- internalized itAnd spoke some pretty bad stuff to himself we’ll get into in a moment- but lets just focus on the heart part to start- He didn’t say it to God- others- Outloud- Just himself- (heart and mind)Disclaimer- Don’t get twisted- We’re not talking self esteem self talk here- we’re talking Bible-David was speaking a certain kind of way to himself and its important to note? Why? THE HEART IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO A BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST- The Bible SAYS- Proverbs 4:23 keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.Mark 7:21-23 READ  For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts etcThe HEART is vitally important- what David was doing was creating a situation where what he was speaking to his heart was going to create destructionAll of this bad stuff has a starting point- and the starting point was when he started speaking to himself a certain kind of way- destruction. Lies. Despair. Negativity. Bad stuff all aroundTo his heart- what did it do? Produce bad actions in his life because he didn’t guard his heartStory of a young man who didn’t keep his heart- His dad told him to listen to him, that if he did, it would keep him from sin. There was a female who wanted his son in a bad way. How did the dad know this? In their town- he had saw other men who had been destroyed by this woman- she sexually seduced men all time- but many a man had fallen prey because guys didn’t realize what was going on- She used her speech, her sexuality to destroy men. The father said to his son: READ Proverbs 7:24-25 v25 “Do not let your heart turn”Guarding of the heart is SO SO important to keep you from DESTRUCTIONIts where it STARTS- Thoughts turn into desires, that turn into actions!What does it mean to you? GUARD YOUR HEART! What you put in it, speak to it, think about it affects your spiritual life!Been a principle of God for a long time- Dt 4:9 Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren,This takes practice and focus! YOU choose what you dwell on, think on, focus on, speak onPhil 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.I heard a story of a guy who had something that the Lord had told h...