Have you ever renovated a house or restored a car? It always takes longer than you think, you get tired along the way, frustrated, angry, run out of money, run out of steam
Driven by the idea - In the end, it’s all worth it
But it’s got to be first-things-first – if you get over-eager and paint first, you
end up redoing it or slowing the whole process
Context – Nathan confronts David, the baby born to Bathsheba dies
v. 20-21 - David turns the corner and faces reality; first he goes and worships,
v. 22-23 – he realizes the past cannot be changed (we’ve got to accept God’s forgiveness and we need to give forgiveness, can’t hold onto the past)
vv. 24-25 - then he cares for his family
vv. 26-31 - then he gets back to work
Priorities re-align, we could live forever in the guilt and despair of where we are and never make the correction or we can put first things first and get back at it
God, Family, Work – always in that order
God wants to take the brokenness of the old you and make the adjustments
Now you have a story – a story of grace, a story of transformation, a story of
hope
The world needs those kinds of stories – too often the stories end at broken
when we serve a God who makes all things new
Now that we've turned the corner and made the correction, we're going to talk about staying on the path. This Sunday, we're painting the picture of where we're heading. Start thinking and praying about God's will for you and your heart's desire.
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