3) Ps soon lee 10/5/15 - Happy mother day

3) Ps soon lee 10/5/15 - Happy mother day

Gist: ➡contentment➡kind/compassion➡persistence

S:

Shunamites woman 2kings 4:8-37

O: 

Background:

Married

No children but blessed With one other

A great woman, an influence woman

A godly woman, recognized godly man

A kind woman, hospitality

A: 3 Qualities we can learn fr Shunamite woman

🎾1) CONTENTMENT 1 Timothy 6:1-10

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🌿We hv things we can be thankful for!

Gratitude open more blessings to her life.

🌿enables us to enjoy our present blessing & open doors to many other blessings.

🌿opposite complaint. (1st-Runs to throne of God, not phone)

LIving in contentment doesn't mean we deny the situation but know that God will seen us thru. We don't see this woman groaning or complaining. "It's well"

When complaint, miss out opportunity for God demonstrates in our life. She knew Situation not able to control & be understand.

"It's well in my soul" (bcoz of trust in God)

🎾2) A KIND & COMPASSION HEART (Romans 5:5)

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🌿motivated by God's love. (Pour into our hearts by Holy Spirit, making room for God work).

🌿Hospitality - Hebrews 13:2

Go beyond her comfort zone

"Did God speak to us to open our home?

🌿Compassionate or busybody

Busybody gossip, not doing anything abt it

Compassionate is willingness to help & connect them.

Caution: so engrossed in our own needs, overlooked the need of others that God put in our path to help others.

🌿opposite: indifferent / insensitive

Sensitive to response to God prompting, need voice of God

🎾PERSISTENCE (Luke 18:1-6)

🌿Persuasive (roman 4:20-21) "fully persuaded" convince.

Persistence with prayer & not give up. 

🌿Never Settle for anything less of God given you.

Persistent mean doing something...not sitting down.

Opposite : Giving up

🌿Stay focus n not lazy

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. (‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭35‬)

Stay focus

🌿Don't Gv up! 

When soul weary

When things got tough

When ur reputation is damaged

When waiting on God seems endless

When sins, get up n repent