We Shall Recover It All

- That’s what people do!

But notice

That didn’t make David run off, or get all ignorant, look what was the 1st thing the bible said David did after the people turned on him.

B part of vs. 6 But David encouraged himself – Encourage yourself

We have to pick ourselves up off the carpet, we have to lift our head up, we have to stop dragging the ground and encourage ourselves.

We can’t wait for someone else to pat you on the back to hold your head up.

You can’t wait for somebody to send you a Hallmark Card

You can’t wait for the mission department to visit you on your sick bed;

You can’t wait for the mailman to send your next check

You can’t wait for tax season next year

You have to stand yourself up, be a man, be a woman of God, and dust your pants off

- put a smile on your face and say I am more than a conqueror through Christ that strengths me,

- I am the head not the tail

- I am blessed in the fields and out of the fields

- I am blessed coming and going

- No weapon formed against me shall prosper

- Tho he slay me yet will I trust in the Lord

- God is my rock and my salvation whom shall I fear

You have to encourage yourself! Anybody ready to Encourage themselves?

The next thing I see David did, Is found in vs7

Vs 7 David calls his priest and says bring me the Ephod (the garment of prayer).

That’s what we have to do.

1st encourage yourself, and then go to God in prayer. The bible says:

2 Chronicles 7:14

14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and PRAY, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

We have to learn how to go to God in prayer. Look what happens when David went to God

He gave him instructions on what to Do!

- But we having to be wiling to go to God

- David encourages himself and then went to straight to the LORD. Notice what he didn’t do!

- He didn’t check the pantry for a bottle of wine or cold beer to sip on while he thinks about it

(Yall know how we do it)

- He didn’t stop by Wal-mart and buy a bunch of cakes and ding dongs to munch on while he contemplates it

- He didn’t stop and get a sack of weed to smoke on and talk about it

- He didn’t get on the phone and call up his sister or best friend, or home girl to talk it out

- He didn’t drive to Memphis to figure it out what he should do

- He didn’t go call the psychic hotline

- He didn’t go lock his door and hide at home with the lights off & hop in the bed

- He didn’t stop coming to church (hello somebody)

But he went to the Lord in prayer!

So David says in Vs 8 LORD SHALL I PERSURE? (Whooo) I can hear David going boldly before the throne of Grace. LORD do you want me to over take them. Lord Can I go kick some butt

- Notice He was confident in his request. He went to the Lord claiming victory with his request

- He didn’t go weak; he came boldly

- And that’s how we are to do!

- Stop going to God already defeated in your mind.

- Stop Praying them “now I lay me down to sleep prayers”

- Stop giving up before you even get an answer from God