Raindrops Are Falling

We have almost officially entered into the fall season here.
Cloudy, drizzly, slight wind, temp in the 60's.
Perfect day for me.
Spoke at North Glencoe last night. As always, God was gracious and the people were incredible.
There is a real sense of family in this meeting. A genuine concern for each other and a willingness to be there should anyone be going through hard times.
Many Thanks to David Willingham for making his home available for the meeting.
I will be back there at North Glencoe again on November 7th.
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I Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward........

God placed His Holy Spirit on David and He rested there from that day forward. If this had been a movie script, David would go forth and just take names and do away with every enemy. He would bring peace to the Kingdom. He would take his rightful place on the throne and rule in peace. Whoa.....David did do that, but in the midst of all this "King-ing"...David had few valley's to go through.

1.) David saved a nation by killing the Philistine giant.
      A.) But lost the favor of King Saul because the people celebrated David and not him.

2.) David had to go on the run for fear of being killed by Saul.
     A.) Don't you think David contemplated not accepting the King gig?

3.) Hiding in caves does not do a lot for your sanity or self-esteem.
     A.) Top it off, 400 other neer-do-wells found out David's secret and came to join him. Talk about a band of merry men....These were not. Scripture says they were "Despondent and downcast". That's Old English for "Depressed and suicidal." Not exactly the kind of men you'd call upon to build a new kingdom.

4.) Faking insanity.
     A.) David found himself in the enemies camp looking for refuge and had to fake insanity in order to survive. With the drool hanging down from his beard and amidst all the grunts, groans and nonsensical words and sentences (you would have to be convincing), I'm sure David thought, "You know...I am really on the way to being King!".

I found myself thinking that having God's Holy Spirit in us (as believers) does not insure an easy road or path as we walk through this life. It does insure that God will take us through what ever comes our way.
No matter what the hardship....
No matter what the situation....
The enemy (a.k.a. devil) wants you to believe that God has abandoned you and has played some kind of cosmic joke on you. Not so. Jesus promised that He would never leave us (believers) or forsake us. What part of never do we not get? Never means never. So it doesn't matter what you feel or how you feel. You may feel that Jesus is a million miles away, but what's the truth? He is here. Why? Because He said He would never leave us.
That is a promise I can rest in today.....

God on you....
mb