God does extraordinary things
Mary Stewart,
Retired President of Mary Stewart Consulting, Inc. Founder of an International non-profit Foundation. Developing New Business’s, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian
Have you ever felt that you could accomplish a whole lot more if you had more talented people around you? Perhaps you are in an office and think that some of your fellow workers don't quite measure up. Imagine what David must have thought in the years following his anointing by the prophet Samuel as the next king of Israel. He spent the next many years running from King Saul. Now God was beginning to bring men to support David. But what kind of men? The down-and-out. God gave David not the elite or the sophisticated; He gave him those who were in debt and discontented with life. David turned those men into the best fighting men of their day. In fact, David never lost a battle during his entire reign as king of Israel-quite a feat for a bunch of no-name, lowlifes! Some of those men became an elite group known as David's Mighty Men. These were the elite of the elite, the Navy Seals, the Few Good Men, the Green Berets. Whatever you call them, they were exceptional warriors.
Jesus only took a few men who weren't exactly the cream of the crop either. He built His life into these men, which resulted in 12 men who turned the world upside down. Are you one of God's mighty men or women? Are you investing your life to build other mighty men or women? David and Jesus set the example of what can be done when we invest in others. God does extraordinary things through men who have an extraordinary God. Ask God to use your life to be a mighty man or woman for a cause greater than yourself. He delights in such prayers.
God bless all that read this article.
Mary Stewart
3-16-17
Brand Ambassador Influencer Strategist at Edwin Lim (EL) Consulting
7 年Thank you Mary Stewart whose post with this title: "God does extraordinary things" for this post resonates with my heart and my spirit despite I am coincidentally an underdog and have undergone similar challenges parallel to that the Bible mentions about David's challenges. I am believing in LORD Jesus Christ who has sent one of His vessels anointed in the spiritual gift of prophecy to deliver His prophetic revelation upon my humble low-life that 3 things agree together in demonstrating as a result of God's Will: 1. The inward impulse 2. The Word of God 3. The trend of circumstances that I read and meditate from Os Hillman's TGIF3: Listening to the Father's Heart daily devotional dated 30 June 2017. https://todaygodisfirst.com/hearing-god/
Mary , I look forward to each and every one of your articles. You are a blessing. May God continue to bless you that His will be done on earth , that His kingdom come. Be encouraged.
Medical Clinician
7 年Beautifully said . I hope I will be able to offer whatever I have to help others I love it when I see God's fingerprints in my life . Each day I get closer and closer to him . And each day I ask that I can make a change in someone's life , through his help. :)
Actor/Model/Musician at Self
7 年Thank U Mary, Amen. The Good Lord took 12 Others ... and Changed Their Hearts n Souls throughout ... For His is the Kingdom ! Big Hugs n Love Sweetie xo !