The news media loves sensational stories that hold an audience’s attention for days, with every possible detail scrutinized by countless “experts”. It’s interesting how the media and the audience tend to focus on self-sabotaging behaviors that ruin a person’s chances for their success and happiness.
What initiates and perpetuates sabotage is a particular weakness that subdues personal strengths that are responsible for success in life. This process portrays a transition in how persons think, believe, and feel about themselves and their relationships.
Saul, the first king of Israel, was very adept in sabotaging God’s blessings on his life and his career. He ignored the rules for fellowship with God – not that he misunderstood the rules but rather would alter the rules to match what he needed or wanted. Reconciliation with God requires turning toward God with humility and a contrite heart seeking forgiveness and restoration. These can be yours.
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the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God
wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that
cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what
the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with
God’s own will.
~Romans
8:26-27 New Living Translation
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