But then the second thing he did was set himself to seek God, which that should be our response to trouble. Instead of getting afraid and starting to spit all the fearful things out of our mouth, we need to say: Okay, I’ve got a problem here; I’ve got to see what God says. I’ve got to seek God. So anyway, I don’t have time to read the whole thing, but he sought God. God answered. Verse 15: He said, hearken, all Judah, you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you King Jehoshaphat. The Lord says this to you: Be not afraid or dismayed at this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. Wow. Surely, somebody here needs to hear that today or somebody watching by tv. The battle is not yours; it’s God’s. Well, but God, what do you want me to do? And the devil is always… I think he sends out this little hoard of demons every morning to sit on every believer’s shoulder and just whisper one thing in their ear all day long: What are you going to do? What are you going to do? What are you going to do? What are you going to do? What are you going to do? What are you going to do? You go to lunch with somebody and they say, “so, what are you going to do? I heard about your problem. What are you going to do?” Verse 17: You shall not need to fight in this battle; take your positions… Everybody say: My position. My position.: Stand still, and see the deliverance of the Lord [who is] with you, o Judah and Jerusalem. Fear not nor be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you. Now Jehoshaphat took his position and here’s what it was: vs. 18: And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping him. – Now wait – vs. 19: And some Levites of the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. vs. 20: And they rose early in the morning and went out… And on and on and on. In verse 21 it says: When he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to sing to the Lord and praise him…
Joyce Meyer Online – You need to read everything you can find on attitude, anger, love, kindness, and goodness, and you need to stick with it until your attitude is straightened out.
