Winning the Battle Within...

1 Samuel 27:1–2 ESV

1 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.” 2 So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

The Battle in the Mind

David - Emotional Burn-Out

The Danger in a Drifting Mind

2 Corinthians 10:3–6 ESV

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

Your Pity Party Never aligns with God’s Promise

Remember the God you Serve!

Lamentations 3:21–23 ESV

21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Remember His Protection

David has been going trough this for seven years now… But God

Remember His Love

Psalms 136

Romans 8:35 ESV

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

Refuse to Worry

1 Samuel 27:1 ESV

1 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”

Psalm 127:2 ESV

2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Real Problems… But No Real Power

Think of all the times you thought you were not going to make it...

Hebrews 10:39 ESV

39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Rest in the Faithfulness of God

1 Samuel 27:2 ESV

2 So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Wait on God!