July 3, 2007

Earlier this week I talked about how even the perfect environment could stop bad things from happening in a life. But we must always realize that a bad situation is not anything to stop you from succeeding.


Jdg 11:1-2 UPDV
(1) Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead begot Jephthah.
(2) And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said to him, You will not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another woman.

He had every right to be bitter, but he did not. He took risks and turned things around.

Jdg 11:3 UPDV
(3) Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.

He went out and gathered a group of people who became loyal to him.

Jdg 11:4-6 UPDV
(4) And it came to pass after awhile, that the sons of Ammon made war against Israel.
(5) And it was so, that, when the sons of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
(6) and they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the sons of Ammon.

Even though things looked bad, he had become so powerful that his half brothers came and asked him to lead them.

Never say that a bad situation keeps you from succeeding in what you want to do.

-- Translation Information
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