Embracing Divine Purpose: Lessons from Samson's Journey

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God has a plan for you. A good plan. A bright plan. He said, I know the thoughts that I have for you. Thoughts of a future. And a hope. Not of evil. He's got good plans for you. You may have had some obstacles. You may have had some challenges. You may have had some battles to fight. You may have had to overcome some things. [00:05:00] (27 seconds)


But what didn't kill you made you stronger. And you are not dead, you are here. You are alive. So your future is bright. And God has a plan and a purpose for your life. And then I want you to understand that if you ignore spiritual authority, it could be the beginning of your downfall. [00:05:28] (21 seconds)


You know, it's amazing to me how some people will ignore the voices in their life that have already proven to love them to care for them to give to them to be interested in their future to want what is best for them when it comes to doing something that is not best for them and somebody starts speaking into your life you ignore that why would you ignore the people that love you when they've all already proven to want what's best for you [00:05:48] (38 seconds)


Sometimes we want to do what's right in our own eyes. Let's look at Judges. Samson, chapter 14, verse 3. His father and mother objected strenuously and said, isn't there one woman in our tribe among all the Israelites that you could marry? Why? Why? Why? Why? Go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife. [00:06:56] (35 seconds)


And right in front of us, God puts people in your path that love you, that care for you, that try to direct you, that try to encourage you, that try to speak into your life and you ignore them. It is a path of destruction. Show me the five closest people to you and I can predict where you're going. [00:08:27] (24 seconds)


Allowing your fleshly, lustful, sinful desire to override integrity will set you up for disaster. Whoever you want to preach, you had a good point, rather, didn't you? Tell me. All you have is your integrity. All you have is your word. You must protect your integrity. [00:13:17] (42 seconds)


And you still haven't told me what makes you so strong. So, day after day, she manipulated, I mean she nagged him until he could not stand it any longer. Finally, Samson told her his secret. Here it is. My hair has never been cut. For I was dedicated to God as a Nazarite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me. [00:15:24] (37 seconds)


And I would become weak. As weak as anyone else. He allowed his desire to override his integrity. And it put him on the path to disaster. She was manipulating him. But now notice this. It says, you've made fun of me three times. Here's where Samson was ignorant. [00:16:05] (31 seconds)


Because the enemy uses seduction as a weapon. He will seduce you. As a matter of fact, the Bible talks about doctrines of devils and seductions. Seducing spirits. Let's read. Delilah, who had been pouting and manipulating, realized he had finally told her the truth. [00:18:25] (30 seconds)


And wherever you are planted right now, you need to fulfill your purpose and your destiny. You need to be a voice. You need to be the light. You need to be an example. That's what God has. That's what God has called us to be. It's too simple. [00:34:46] (17 seconds)


It is no secret what God can do. And what he's done for others, he will do for you. Start devotion in your school. Start devotion in your place of work. Sing a song where you are. Be a light in the darkness where you are. [00:35:12] (28 seconds)


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