CM26 | THU7PM | Camp Meeting | How Are You So Strong? | Sis Wendy Bartley

When peace is not immediate, we usually go to panic. That's usually what sets in and squeezes our spirit into believing that we're out of options, that we gotta do this thing alone. We either think that we tell it all to everybody or keep it all to ourselves and tell nobody at all. But can I give you a simple strategy tonight in the words of the old poker strategy? She knows when to hold and when to fold. [01:25:27] (39 seconds)  #HoldOrFold

In each case, when she says shalom, we see her hold her hurt. We see her hold her hurt when she says shalom to her husband, when she says shalom to the servant of Elisha. But the very next verse, when she gets in the presence of the man of God, she no longer holds, but this time she folds. As discernment and projected peace have propelled her safely to the man of God, she grabs hold of his feet and begins to tell him off. I didn't ask for this Elisha. [01:26:06] (42 seconds)  #HoldThenFold

It's madness enough that you are making this journey with a dead son at home. Shunammite woman, you need to be planning a funeral, informing your husband of the death of your shared son, picking out flower arrangements, funeral attires for your dead son, yourself, and your husband. You need to be choosing caskets and burial plots for your son, planning programs and living arrangements for out of town guests who will be traveling for a funeral. And here you are Shunammite woman rushing to the man of God. [01:09:53] (38 seconds)  #RushToTheManOfGod

And there's somebody here tonight who can learn a thing or two about this level of discernment because the truth of the matter is not everybody is equipped to hear your situation. Not everybody needs to know what's going on. You're gonna find yourself telling people who can't help you, telling people who don't have the resources to give you a solution. You can't go telling everybody what's going on. But in the same way you can't go holding it all to yourself either because you will miss your opportunity to be able to tell it to the one who God has appointed to help you. [01:27:26] (43 seconds)  #ShareWithDiscernment