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Avoiding Life\u2019s Pitfalls: \nNew King, New Throne: Same Lord\nApril 2, 2017\n\nPlease turn in your Bibles to 2Samuel 2:1-5 (NIV) \n\n2Samuel 2:1a: In the course of time\u2026\nApp: Where are you in the course of time? (ref. Ecclesiastes 3:11)\n\n2Samuel 2:1b: David inquired of the LORD. \nApp: When have you inquired of the Lord in an important matter? (ref. Proverbs 3:5-6)\n\n2Samuel 2:1c: David asked, \u201cWhere shall I go?\u201d \nApp: Have you learned to pray specifics?\n\nPraying Specifics\n\u2022\tHelps clarify what God wants and what we really need\n\u2022\tDemonstrates faith that God will answer prayer the best way possible\n\u2022\tMakes us alert to answers \n\u2022\tIncreases our faith\n\u2022\tHighlights how God loves to exceed expectation\n\nChapters 1-5 highlight success in fallibility\n1: While David could rule a kingdom, he could lose his family\n2: The same drive that led to victory could lead to indulgence in lust\n3: Success could entrap in self-sufficiency and pride (ref. Psalm 78:70-72)\n\nHow might Psalm 78 read about you?\n\nGod chose ___________ His servant and took him from ________________ and brought him to be a shepherd to ______________________. And _______________ was faithful to shepherd them with integrity of heart and the skillfulness in which God endowed him/her. \n\nWhat is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?