The God of the Turn Around 1 Sam 30 Pastor Joseph 2 April 2016

7 Powerful Principles 7 Powerful principles guaranteed to change disastrous circumstances into positive ones V1 Three days later when David and his men arrived home at their city of Ziklag, they found the Amalekites had raided the city and burned it to the ground Can you see yourself as David returning home from a military battle to shockingly discover that not only has your home been looted and burnt, worse still, your entire family has been kidnapped by kidnapped by the Amalekites.

7 Powerful Principles Recognise that God is in control Be honest with your feelings Learn to encourage yourself Receive the now word of the Lord Compassionate action Persistent action Generous action

1. Recognise that God is in control 1 Sam 30:2, 1 Cor 10:13 They slew not any The restraining hand of God

2. Be honest with your feelings 1 Sam 30:3-4 Wept until they had no more strength to weep (v4) The shortest route to a mental breakdown is for us to deny our feelings Then David and the men with him lifted up their voices Crying allows us to vent our feelings God had cheated in us tear ducts in order to provide us with an emotional safety valve speaking in tongues Matt 5:4

3. Learn to encourage yourself 1 Sam 30:6 Encourage himself in the Lord his God David refused to put his trust in anyone except the Lord (Jehovah) and his God (Elohim) Jehovah – is the covenantal name of God Elohim – shows God to be all powerful One, Creator and possessor of Heaven and Earth

4. Receiving the “now word” of the Lord 1 Sam 30:7-8 He instructed Abiathar to bring the ephod Ephod is an embodiment of the Lord’s word because it contains the Urim and the Thumin Represent the prophetic word of the Old Testament V8b Yes, go after them you will recover everything that was taken from you

Action 5. Compassionate action 6. Persistent action 7. Generous action 1 Sam 30:9-12 6. Persistent action 1 Sam 30:10-20 7. Generous action 1 Sam 30:26