So The King

“So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from the LORD, that He might fulfill His word, which the LORD had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”

‭‭I Kings‬ ‭12:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

"for the turn of events was from the LORD"

That phrase has stuck in my head for two days!

How many of us would consider, that a situation we were going through, would be from The LORD? We are quick to attribute all things good "as from Him" (as we should) however, the bad? Would we give Him credit or the devil? 

I had always been taught it was the devil that was causing whatever trial I was battling! I never heard that God might have His hand in it, for my correction. Never was I taught to inquire of The LORD, of sins that were in need of repentance; to ask Him where I had "missed it!" 

When you stop and think about it; if the storm you are in, is from God (to change your direction; to turn you back to Him) and you fight it, you are fighting God. And I know for a fact, you will not win that fight! He will prevail!

People don't turn to God when they win the lottery!  But, when their world falls apart, they are quick to call on Him! That is the whole reason for the storms; a course correction! 

I was reminded, this week, of a woman we prayed with a couple of years ago. She had been raped by two men and they had thrown battery acid in her face, so that she would not be able to identify them. She had no eyes, no nose, no ears, and her skin looked like cottage cheese! Her attack had been so recent, that she still had scabs on her neck and a IV port was visible. 

The week before she had heard The Power Of Forgiveness message on cd, which had been given out at her church.

When she came to the altar I asked her if she was ready to forgive her attackers and she said, "Yes, but I don't know their names!"

I told her, "God knows."

Right there, she chose to forgive them, and repented of her sins. 

She later told the pastor, that that attack was the best thing that had ever happened to her, because it had stopped her in her tracks! She had been on her way to hell, with the life she was living, but that one event had changed her life and turned her to God! She was set free!

God will do whatever it takes, to get your attention, to bring you to Him! Often times, it takes a series of events to get our attention, culminating in a major catastrophe, especially if our rebellion runs deep!

This is serious folks!

You see, this life is not about how successful you can be, what kind of car you drive, what neighborhood you live in, or where you go to school; it's all about where you will spend eternity! 

It's ALL about Him! 

Living for Him!

And that purpose is not just for those called to preach! It's the rule for everyone walking the face of this earth! We were made for Him; for His good pleasure!

He is God! 

We are not! 

Yet, we live like we are; our choices; our happiness; our desires; our wants!

Until we make Him our Principal Purpose, we will know no joy, for only in Him will we realize why we are here on this earth! He is the reason for our being! He is our fulfillment! And our life makes no sense and does not begin until we come to that realization! There is only satisfaction in Him!

So, if your life is falling apart; if you have tried everything this world has to offer and nothing has helped, private message me and I will send you a copy of the cd that changed my life, free of charge! 

At the end of my rope was where I was, when a friend gave me the cd! It seemed I had searched forever, in and out of church, trying to do "it" on my own, and then a "turn of events from The LORD", changed my life, and I'll forever be grateful and live to serve Him!

Even so - MARANATHA!