The Donkey Mission
So Saul took one of the servants and traveled through the hill country of Ephraim, the land of Shalishah, the Shaalim area, and the entire land of Benjamin, but they couldn’t find the donkeys anywhere. —1 Samuel 9:4 (NLT)
- No detail of our story is
There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else. —1 Samuel 9:1-2 (NIV)
- Our past matters to our
So why don’t you turn to him
and start living right?
Then he will decide
to rescue and restore you
to your place of honor.
Your future will be brighter
by far than your past. —Job 8:5-7 (CEV)
- What we won’t deal with will
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. —Colossians 3:5, 8-10 (NLT)
- God wants to
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. —1 John 1:9 (NLT)
What do we do?
Begin to acknowledge it when it appears
Get some help with it
Get rid of it
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