* If you want God’s grace you have to move at God’s pace!

* David was being pursued by Saul so he could kill him.

* Twice David could’ve killed Saul and become king in order to accomplish God’s destiny for His life, but he refused to.

* He wouldn’t violate a clear principle in Scripture about rising up against God’s anointed.

* So what did David do? He waited for God to do it!

* Vs 9 - "You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me, for you, O God, are my fortress."

* He waited for God, and therefore He took the throne of Israel in God’s time in God’s way - not in his own.

* RESULT - he had to grace to handle his new position!

* If he reached out and took it for himself he wouldn’t have had the grace to handle the place God wanted him to be.

* EX: couples’ ministry - I tried to do it 2 years after marriage but it bombed. 15 years later we got asked to do it and it worked!

* So what do we do when God has spoken to us and now we have a goal to pursue?

* Ask yourself a series of questions. Here are four I use:

* 1) Did the opportunity present itself or did I make it happen? Did the door naturally open or did I just kick it in?

* Faith is living without scheming. You have to be honest with yourself to see if you schemed to make the thing happen.

* Still not sure? Ask your spouse or a family member.

* 2) Does it fit into the flow of my life?

* Will it put more on my plate than what I can carry.

* When it’s time to move the “vital” things of your life will be taken care of (like David before he fought Goliath - his biz and personal stuff was handled).

* 3) Do I feel more energized or exhausted after a trial run?

* Sometimes you don’t know until you try, so test the water.

* Monitor how you feel afterward - when it’s God you have His energy.

* 4) What does your gut say?

* Pay attention to the physical sensation in your gut.

* When you’re on the right path your gut will agree.

* If you want God’s grace you have to move at God’s pace!

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