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*2 Samuel 16-17*
*Handling a Crises **Sun, Feb 11th 2007*
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*How do you…are you…will you handle a Crises?*
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*Crises?
**Web.
- A situation or period in which things are very uncertain, difficult, or painful, especially when action must be taken to avoid complete disaster or breakdown.
A critical moment when something important happens or is decided *
· Every life faces times of crises–Question is how?
· Handling those crises times–often determines life
*Today – continue study of David’s life – in time of Crises*
· 25-30 years into David’s reign–is a coup to overthrow
· Leading the coup – his son and good friend
*Want to seek to learn how he handled this crises*
· Won’t say covers every needed factor in a crises or even all that the Bible says about such times
· Instead – just watching one handle…learn from
· But see 7 Tips on how David handled crises
*Going to cover a lot of ground today – over 2 chapters*
· As prayed, that is how God guided me this week
· Going to read all of those verses – not apology, God’s Word is most important – let know
\\ *I. **Submit to God’s Will **15:24-26** *
1. Covered this in previous weeks – refer to again
*2. **Wonderful submission here – Your will be done*
*3. **Key in life…in one sense leads to all that follows *
*4. **Key in a crises – accept it, whatever God has*
a.
This isn’t whining, fits, pity part or more
b.
This isn’t anger, lashing out
c.
This all by itself–will give you amazing peace
*II.
**Pray through the Crises **15:31** *
*1. **Real submission leads us here – to pray*
a. Submission isn’t “karma” – just accepting life – it is desiring, seeking and praying for God’s will
*2.
**Notice David responds in prayer – immediately *
a. Hears of Ahithophel
b.
Just responds and immediately prays – awesome!
*3. **Don’t want this to sound too “expected” – but is true*
a.
If we would pray–how many things helped, avoided
b. Think of Joshua and people of Gideon Jos 9:14
c. Think of David and the Ark
d. Pro 3:5-6 – key of acknowledging Him- asking, submitting
*4. **Pray often, continually – through *
a. See in Psalms David writes–is what did, encourages
\\ *III.
**Make Practical Steps **15:27-29, 32-37 *
*1. **David submitted to God–but doesn’t mean didn’t act*
a. Real submission, prayer–don’t keep us from action
b.
Action without prayer is arrogance.
But prayer without action is laziness
c.
Many who say surrendered – but really gave up
*2. **In first section – set up communication–get information*
a.
Not a lack of faith or wrong.
b.
Good to know what is going on…information
*3. **In Second section – makes practical provision*
a. Heard of Ahithophel – seeks to counter
b. Hushai showing up then – is the answer to prayer
*4. **Seek it work out 16:15-17:23*
*a. **Technical note – Absalom becomes 10 times worse*
i) 10 times the adulterer David was
ii) 10 times the rapist that Amnon was
*b. **Ahithophel’s good advice*
*c. **Hushai’s advice*
i) God used Hushai to defeat Ahithophel’s advice
*d. **See the communication system David set*
*e. **Ahithophel sees where going – commits suicide*
i) Much like Judas with Jesus
*5. **Point – it is good, right to make practical steps*
a. Surrender and prayer don’t take place of works
i) Guy without food…get a job
b. Trust in God and keep your powder dry
c. Confess before you – difficult to decide, but do need to see God works often practically
*IV.
**Don’t make Rash Decisions **16:1-4** *
*1. **Thought called to action…are actions to avoid*
*2. **Weird scene – but understand it as David - thought true*
a. Problem – information is incorrect, twisted
b. Truth is Mephibosheth home mourning, prayer
c. How Ziba thought would work out…don’t know
d. Sadly people of take advantage of those in crises
*3. **Don’t make uniformed decisions*
a. Don’t decide after hearing only one side of issue
b. *Pro 18:13,17* – need to hear whole, both sides
c. True in friendships, marriage – avoid quick judgment
*4. **Avoid decisions in times of Crises *
a. Great piece of advice…if you will tuck it away
b.
In crises, trial, discouragement–avoid decisions
c. Often wrong…can’t see clearly
d.
Many have quit jobs and more in such times
e.
Just note to self – not a good time for decision
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