2 Samuel 5:9-10
"David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward. And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him."
Notice the word, "INWARD".
David was a man of war & a man after God's own heart!
Therefore, he understood the importance of strengthening the inward areas because they usually tend to be the weakest.
Do you know why?
Well, one of the major reasons is because we as humans, tend to be focused on what we can see & tend to ignore the things we can't.
When this takes place, the ignored or inward areas become cluttered & sometimes even harmful to the us & others.
One example would be; a dangerously packed closet.
Sure, we laugh when we see a T.V. show where someone opens the closet door & everything falls on them, but what if this were you & the closet was filled with racks of sharp knives that came tumbling your way?
This wouldn't be so funny, would it?
This concept also applies to our spiritual life!
WE TEND TO PLACE EMPHASIS ON THE OUTWARD VIEW!
So that others would think more highly of us, but the truth is that if we don't tend to the "INWARD ISSUES", we are just endangering ourselves & those around us.
Misleading ourselves & others into trusting us, when in actuality, we have unknowingly packed our closets (HEARTS) with sharp knives.
Do you have any inward issues you need to deal with today?
If so, notice verse 10, "And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him."
"THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY IS WITH YOU"
"HE CAN HELP YOU OVERCOME ANY ISSUE YOU'RE FACING!"
"David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward. And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him."
Notice the word, "INWARD".
David was a man of war & a man after God's own heart!
Therefore, he understood the importance of strengthening the inward areas because they usually tend to be the weakest.
Do you know why?
Well, one of the major reasons is because we as humans, tend to be focused on what we can see & tend to ignore the things we can't.
When this takes place, the ignored or inward areas become cluttered & sometimes even harmful to the us & others.
One example would be; a dangerously packed closet.
Sure, we laugh when we see a T.V. show where someone opens the closet door & everything falls on them, but what if this were you & the closet was filled with racks of sharp knives that came tumbling your way?
This wouldn't be so funny, would it?
This concept also applies to our spiritual life!
WE TEND TO PLACE EMPHASIS ON THE OUTWARD VIEW!
So that others would think more highly of us, but the truth is that if we don't tend to the "INWARD ISSUES", we are just endangering ourselves & those around us.
Misleading ourselves & others into trusting us, when in actuality, we have unknowingly packed our closets (HEARTS) with sharp knives.
Do you have any inward issues you need to deal with today?
If so, notice verse 10, "And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him."
"THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY IS WITH YOU"
"HE CAN HELP YOU OVERCOME ANY ISSUE YOU'RE FACING!"
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