Rejection

So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah. 1 Sam 16:13 NLT

Many times as anointed men and women of God many do not see our gifts and talents. Over and over again we are discounted and overlooked, and sometimes even mocked. How many times have you communicated your dreams and goals to someone and heard “you can’t do that.” Many of us never received the encouragement or confirmation that God has placed greatness in us. So if you have never heard these words spoken over your life let me be the first one. “God has placed greatness inside of you,” if you don’t believe me read his word and it will confirm that you were placed on this earth for greatness to produce for the glorification of God.

David understood how it felt to be left and counted as insignificant in the eyes of man. When Samuel came to Jesse’s house looking for one of his son’s to anoint as king, David’s own father didn’t even think enough of him to allow him to be included in the selection. Can you imagine how that made David feel? Shortly after that his brothers laughed at him when he proclaimed that he would kill Goliath. And even after displaying how the hand of God was on his life Saul became jealous of David and tried to kill him. There is a cost to having the anointing of God on our lives. Never allow others to define what you can do, or who you are, only God has that authority.

Walk in your greatness!!!

 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. I Cor 1:27-29 NLT