#2 Perspective Focusing on Problems:
A WORM’S VIEW
Part #2 of 4
TEXT:
1 Samuel 10: 6&7, THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD WILL COME UPON YOU, AND TURN YOU INTO ANOTHER MAN.
Matthew 6:33 Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these THINGS shall be added.
We are pondering Perspective and how our point of view can effect the church, the family, as well as the individual.
Let us define perspective to better understand.
Perspective: choice of a view point; capacity to view things in their true relationship or relative importance; to look through; to see as it appears; illusion of depth and distance; mental view.
In the cycle of life, we must carve what will be our central perspective and direction.
Love, unity, and hope must be important.
Matthew 6:33 Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these THINGS shall be added.
Many want to do battle over THINGS.
This might be a worm’s eye view.
Seems a worm can never see above the dirt?
I know many people that can’t seem to focus above the dirt.
I want us to focus on a DANGER ZONE ... when we focus on problems, or the worm’s view.
I guess a worm sees a lot of dirt and mud?
It is easy in life to develop the mental and spiritual attitude of forever focusing on PROBLEMS and CONFLICTS, thus seeing all the dirt.
This perspective can become a JOY KILLER and hinder the work of God.
The Bible records many of God’s greatest workers focusing on problems and conflict.
God had to get His people to focus beyond the problem and conflict to ever accomplish His Will.
As some read this, may the Holy Spirit help you see your focus is ALL WRONG, and your Faith must launch you into the depth and plan and purpose of God. Faith is a launch pad beyond the troubles of this world.
Let’s go to 1 Samuel chapter 9, and look at a man with the perspective of problems.
Saul was intensely focused on a problem.
For several days, Saul so focused on his PROBLEM that he worried the rest of his family.
Saul’s mind set was on the problem.
His problem was his dad’s donkeys.
For some reason the donkeys decided that the grass was greener elsewhere.
With the total focus on the problem, Saul refused, directly or indirectly, to realize the lost donkeys were in the "PLAN OF THE MOST HIGH."
God needed to get Saul away from the house and to the place of the ANOINTING.
God’s call to the ANOINTING ZONE, is not always by telegraph, telephone, snail mail, or email, some times it is by TELL THE THRONE!
We should be sensitive to this call to the anointing, but focusing on the problems will hinder the plan of God.
1 Samuel 9:20 SET NOT YOUR MIND ON THEM!!! (The lost donkeys.)
The word of God from the man of God clearly stated,
the man of God knew the problem also, lost donkeys.
So, now God’s man is trying to change the perspective of Saul focused on the problem.
1 Samuel 9:21 Saul now changes his perspective, and FOCUS NOW IS SET ON SELF AND HIS PERSONAL LIMITATIONS.
Saul set his perspective on him and his dysfunctional family.
I am a Benjamite, the smallest.
My family is the smallest of the smallest, why talk to me?
This is crazy, Saul.
Your perspective is going to keep you from attaining God’s plan?
Wake up, BOY. GET UP!
You that are focusing on problems better wake up!
It becomes the man of God’s duty to not only get Saul’s mind off the problem, but to get his mind off circumstances and the past!
Samuel, what a great task you have.
Samuel’s call was to keep people focused on the WORD OF GOD.
THE WORD OF GOD DOES THE WORK OF GOD!
So in 1 Samuel 9:27, Samuel sends the servant ahead, for the Word was personal to Saul.
"STAND THOU STILL A WHILE, THAT I MAY SHOW YOU THE WORD OF GOD.
WHEN SAUL SEES THE WORD OF GOD,
HIS WHOLE PERSPECTIVE CHANGES FROM THE PROBLEM AND PERSONAL/FAMILY LIMITATIONS.
I AM TRYING TO GET YOU TO SEE THE WORD OF GOD.
I AM TRYING TO SETTLE YOUR FAITH ON THE WORD OF GOD.
I AM TRYING TO GET YOU TO RELEASE THE PLAN OF GOD.
There comes miracles and change when we focus on THE WORD OF GOD.
The Word of God brings a NEW PERSPECTIVE, A PERSONAL ANOINTING.
1 Samuel 10:1 Samuel takes the vial of oil, and pours it on Saul’s head, and GIVES Saul the KISS OF THE ANOINTING!
Saul is anointed over God’s inheritance.
ALL BECAUSE SAUL’S PERSPECTIVE WAS REDIRECTED FROM THE PROBLEM TO THE PROMISE.
This had to become personal to Saul.
We must have God’s men/women to arise and proclaim the Word of God and set at liberty the plan of God.
Note the beauty of the anointing, Saul would never be the same.
1 Samuel 10: 6&7, THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD WILL COME UPON YOU, AND TURN YOU INTO ANOTHER MAN.
See, the unqualified man from an unqualified family receives the perspective of the Word and becomes qualified to arise above the problems into the realm of the VICTORIOUS.
Verse 9 says: God gave Saul another heart, and the signs came to pass that day.
Is Saul among the prophets?
Will you let GOD GIVE?
God wants to settle your faith in HIS WORD and release His Plan and Purpose that will overcome all obstacles, but we must change our perspectives.
How important is this?
The wrong perspective can let you walk in the very presence of Jesus and not know the Divine Son of God walks with you?
The two men walked the Emmaus Road with Jesus and did not recognize with whom they walked, because their perspective was on the problems.
As they sat with Jesus, His Word had trained their focus, a prayer and then the realization.
I am telling you, today Jesus is walking with you,
get your head up.
Don’t be a slow learner.
What if the pulpit has a giraffe declaring God’s word?
We must be on the level playing field
His servant,
Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.
Kyfingers@aol.com
This is part#2 of 4 parts.
Enlarge my hands, pass this to others?
