Nov 28
2020
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Recovering from A Major SetbackPosted by Steve Marr in Untagged |
We all will suffer setbacks and disappointments. This is part of life. The key issue is how we work through these situations.
We see an example in Scripture when David’s child was acutely ill. “David prayed to God for the baby. David fasted and went into his house and stayed there, lying on the ground all night. The elders of David’s family came to him and tried to pull him up from the ground, but he refused to get up or to eat food with them.” (2 Samuel 12:15 – 17, NIV)
After the child died, his advisors were afraid of what David’s reaction would be upon hearing of the child’s death. However, David’s response was: