The One thing they had in common...

If you are one of the 300 that has sacrificed on the altar, having cut down your altar of baal in the process, what is the next step in achieving your transformation of life or the one goal that you desire? Well, let’s see what the following had in common—and did!

When Gideon broke down the altar of baal, cut down the wooden image, built a new altar to God and presented the bull and then went down to the camp of the Midianites, 120,000 men of the enemy died by their own swords. Fifteen thousand fled. Was victory certain for Gideon at this point? Not at all! Those fifteen thousand men years later would regroup and build a stronger army to come against Israel once again. To be certain, Gideon had to do something to ensure victory...

When Abram heard that his nephew Lot, his wife, his goods along with the women and the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were taken captive by Chedorlaomer king of Elam and the four other kings along with him along with all his goods, Abram had to do something to ensure his nephew returned back with all the people to safety...

When David saw that the Amalekites had invaded Ziklag and burned it down and had taken his two wives as well as the wives and children of all his men as captives, David had to do something to ensure their wives and all the spoils were recovered...

What was the one thing these 3 had in common? – THEY PURSUED!

“When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.” (Judges 8:4)

“Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.” (Genesis 14-16)

^“So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. But David pursued, he and four hundred men...”
“...So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all.”  (1 Samuel 30: 9-10, 18-19)

They did not allow circumstances to get the better of them. Were they exhausted?—YES! However, they had a goal to reach. This is what makes the difference between people who achieve what they want and those who give up when things get tough.

One week has already gone by. Does someone find, date, get engaged and eventually marry someone in one week? Of course not! It is not time to stop. Last Sunday your journey to a fulfilled love just started!

Get yourself up and challenge yourself to do new and exciting things, things you did not think was in you to do; (a) Get a different hairstyle, (b) buy bolder colour clothes, (c) ask God to help you get over your shyness, ATTEND THE ‘LOVE NITE’ ON SAT 30^th JULY AT THE RAINBOW.

Gideon, Abram and David pursued after what they wanted! ...Now it's your turn!

The Revolted vs The Complacent

When it comes to a person’s love life, I have noticed there are two types of people in the church –

The revolted (people who’ve had enough) and the complacent (people who like the idea of being blessed but are not willing to do anything about it). Let’s look at both types based on what I have witnessed.

The revolted person has recognised that their love life needs to exist or that their past was filled with one failed relationship after another. They have been beaten around, rejected,  feel low—with no reason to believe that their love life can ever change, that is, until the day they hear a word to the contrary  and so they to step out of their ‘den’ and ‘stronghold’ they made in their mind.

They start attending meetings for deliverance, seek the Holy Spirit and are faithful in their Chains of Prayer for the love life. Once one chain is completed, they continue another, not worried about time. They are concerned about getting right on the inside.

Some have already drunk from the water that the woman, who met Jesus  by the well (John 4:1-26), was missing, as they are now married, having waited for the right time to be matched–by the Holy Spirit.

Others are continuing to persevere knowing that as they persist, like the widow did with the unjust judge (Luke 18:1-8), they will be answered; even if it means sacrificing for it. They are prepared for it–All or nothing!

Then we have the complacent person who either goes through the same thing as the revolted person or is someone who has had no serious relationships to speak about. They promise to attend the ‘Love Therapy’ meetings, read these messages, tune in to ‘Partners4life’ or the radio programmes, even ask others how the meetings went.

Some are even waiting for a match made by the church leadership just because they heard someone else was matched in that way. However, the problem with this type of person is that they fail to see things will not budge unless they revolt; they ‘step out.’

Don’t think you are attracting God’s attention by doing the same old thing. God will not send Prince/Princess Charming to you!

You need to run out of the stronghold that is called ‘doubt’ and ‘unbelief.’ You need to follow your own faith and not feel comfortable knowing there are others outside or even in the church who are just like you. If not, you will be heading down to the water to drink from the spring, as the 9,700 men did but will still be thirsty, in your love life.

You may even attend the Love Therapy but if you are not revolted, you will not join the elite group of 300 – people who sacrificed twice on the altar and ended up happily married. The first was in the Campaign of Gideon (or any Campaign) and the second was giving up their single life to be given away,

Where?

On the altar – to their husband or wife-to-be.