14 Jun From Here (How to turn your Setback into a Comeback) part 27

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Over the last number of months, we have shared with you our key verse for this series in I Thessalonians 5:16, “Rejoice evermore.”  In this short but powerful Scripture, we discussed the Greek word translated “evermore” literally means “from this point on”.  In every day language, it means “from here”.  Then we began to share with you “13  Facets to Live a Constructive Life”:

  1. Part from Pity (Phil. 2:14).
  2. Never let your tragedy become your identity (Mark 5:26).
  3. You can’t unscramble eggs (Eph. 5:16).
  4. What we know is always more important than how we feel (Eph. 6:13-14).
  5. Never let go of what you do know because of what you don’t know (Matt. 11:5-6).
  6. Never compound bad decisions with more bad decisions (Rom. 6:19). 
  7. Life is not about “What ifs” but “What now?”  (II Sam. 12:18-24).
  8. Learn to Fail Forward (Phil. 3:13-14). 
  9. Get back into motion (Ps. 126:6). 

This week let’s continue…

  1. Clean up, cheer up and choose up (II Sam. 12:20).

Here the Bible tells us, “Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshiped: then he came to his own house: and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.”

David’s child had just died.  While, of course this is heart-wrenching and tragic, David knew he had to keep his life constructive.  So he washed, anointed himself and changed his clothes.  David knew his appearance would affect his attitude.  David knew in order to truly live again, he couldn’t revolve his life around death.

Next week join us as we explore “Three Sight Standards” to help us go “from here”.