PERSPECTIVES FROM DAVID'S 7 SECRETS
Chapter Two, "Sit at God's Round Table" p. 17
WINNERS AND LOSERS
There will be lots of winners at this year's Olympic Games. Some
who lost will feel like winners just because they had a chance to compete.
ATTITUDE ALWAYS WINS
Peter Grasmeijer is a winner. He was the very first
European Continental director and he set the pattern for all those that would come
after him. Between them they led 14 Continental
tours
He could have been a loser by giving up or quitting but
facing cancer he won, facing beginning
new companies and disaster at times he plowed through and won.
Me with Peter and Rolina
When his wife Rolina had cancer they didn't give up, they
persevered and defeated it. Today
they're both cancer free and he's the head of his own publishing company here in
Holland, directs a large Gospel choir "Forever Worship", he works
for the largest Christian radio and TV company and is well respected throughout
this nation for his musical leadership. Watch this video message from Peter and Rolina:
I've never read of a battle that David lost. If there was one, I couldn't find it. He always won. Yet, there were times he could have won the kingdom sooner and killed Saul who was his mortal enemy. but backed off because he felt God had made Saul king and God would choose the time of Saul's demise. Hiding in a cave, he said, "I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed." Psalm 57:2. (this whole psalm was written while he was in the cave). Then, in verse 4 he says, "I am in the midst of lions..." and in verse 6 he exalted, "...they dug a pit in my path, but have fallen into it themselves!" Then, once the enemy had passed and he was rescued, he just praises and praises in verse 9, "I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of You among the peoples."
When he felt like a prisoner in Gath, and he gave himself up so
he could hide from Saul, he wrote in Psalm 56: 12 and 13, "I am under vows
to You, O God, I will present my thank offerings to You, for You have
delivered me from death."
David's victories are well recorded and resound in praise and
worship. If we learn anything from his writings and his story, no matter
what disaster or battle came his way, he always found a way to trust, praise,
and thank the Lord. God always gave him success. It is the learned lesson
from his many victories.
We need to be like David, trust the Lord to win our battles, let
Him pave the way out of our troubles, then praise Him for the outcome. His
will is always a win! Always remember....
VICTORY HAS TO END IN PRAISE
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