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When the odds are against you, God is for you.\xa0

Title:\xa0 I\u2019m not good enough.

1 Samuel 16:1 (NLT) Now the Lord said to Samuel, \u201cYou have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.\u201d\xa0

1.\xa0\xa0\xa0 God wants to do something new in our lives.

What is the \u201csomething new\u201d that God has placed in your heart that you are having trouble believing?\xa0

1 Samuel 16:2 (NLT) But Samuel asked, \u201cHow can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.\u201d

2.\xa0\xa0\xa0 New things always come with fear.

False\xa0\xa0 Expectations\xa0\xa0 Appear\xa0\xa0 Real

What excuses are you making?

1 Samuel 16:2 (NLT) \u201cTake a heifer with you,\u201d the Lord replied, \u201cand say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord.

1 Samuel 16:4 (NLT) So Samuel did as the Lord instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d they asked. \u201cDo you come in peace?\u201d

1 Samuel 16:5 (NLT) \u201cYes,\u201d Samuel replied. \u201cI have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.\u201d Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too.

1 Samuel 16:6 (NLT) When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, \u201cSurely this is the Lord\u2019s anointed!\u201d

1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT) But the Lord said to Samuel, \u201cDon\u2019t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn\u2019t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.\u201d

3.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Gods plan is always different than our plan.

\xa0What area of your life is different than you thought it would be?

1 Samuel 16:8 (NLT) Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, \u201cThis is not the one the Lord has chosen.\u201d

1 Samuel 16:9 (NLT) Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, \u201cNeither is this the one the Lord has chosen.\u201d

1 Samuel 16:10 (NLT) In the same way all seven of Jesse\u2019s sons were presented to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, \u201cThe Lord has not chosen any of these.\u201d

1 Samuel 16:11 (NLT) Then Samuel asked, \u201cAre these all the sons you have?\u201d

1 Samuel 16:11 (NLT) \u201cThere is still the youngest,\u201d Jesse replied. \u201cBut he\u2019s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.\u201d

4.\xa0\xa0\xa0 There will always be \u201cnon-believers\u201d on the path to our dreams.

What voices from your past or present don\u2019t believe in your dream?

1 Samuel 16:11 (NLT) Send for him at once,\u201d Samuel said. \u201cWe will not sit down to eat until he arrives.\u201d

1 Samuel 16:12 (NLT) So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, \u201cThis is the one; anoint him.\u201d

5.\xa0\xa0\xa0 God always chooses an underdog to change the world.

\xa0Do you believe that God could actually use you to change the world?\xa0

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