9“As for you, my son Solomon,
know the
God of your father, and
serve Him with a
loyal heart and with a
willing mind;
for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
10 Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary;
be strong, and do it.”
20: And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do
it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God—my God—
will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you
~1 Chronicles 28
Is this not the most amazing advice? You all know I LOVE David's story but this time around this snippet was new to me. I just didn't pay attention before I guess, but what AWESOME advice!
I really love the "Be strong and do it". That is some advice that needs to be given here lately. I admit I've been struggling. Raising 2 boys as a single mom is rough. Daddy's been gone so much this last year (and when he is home his beliefs are different than mine anyhow) and I keep being reminded that my oldest is already 8 years old, he'll be a young man so soon already! But we still have a long way to go till he is ready to be the man I hope he will be! So I have been doing the only thing I can do.
Praying.
And God has been faithful to keep me supplied with wisdom. Praise His name!
Honestly the most natural thing for me to do when I have a problem is ask others for advice and search for "How To" books to fix my problem, but this time I realized that really doesn't work, and there is only one How To book I really need, so I've denied the urges to try and fix this struggle on my own, and He has been so good to me. He's brought me advice I didn't ask for from people I really admire, He's brought some of the GREATEST verses to both me and that 8 year old of mine. He's convicted me as well, helping me grow into a better example of what a godly person should be!
I wrote this to just encourage you, ASK Him for help, and if you are truly willing He will answer beyond your wildest hopes. Our God is so good!
