Judges 13:5 "For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines."
Your glory is what distinguishes you in God's eyes. Essentially it's a secret weapon that can only be used by you for the good of the kingdom. Judges 13:5 is the foretelling of the conception of Samson who was, in his time, the strongest man on earth sent to once again deliver God's people out of the hand of their enemies. God's plan and purpose for our lives are put in place before we are even conceived (Jeremiah 1:5). The fulfillment of those plans are dependent on our obedience to His commands. Listen to God and He will in turn listen to you especially when you're confused about His instructions. Samson's parents are an example of a godly marriage. They sought after God together for instruction; confirming that they were operating in His will. With that instruction they understood that their son belonged to God before He was even born and they raised him as such.
As long as Samson was obedient to God He retained his strength and God provided the provisions to fulfill his purpose. No weapon formed against Him prospered, no force that came up against Him was strong enough to over take him, and no chains were unbreakable for him. The moment he got caught up in his own desires things took a turn for the worse. Samson fell out of the will of God when He fell in love with a woman named Deliah, who in turn deceived him leading to his demise.
Each of us are given a gift, something special from God; however, we must be careful who we expose our secret weapon to. Some people don't want to be "down with you" they just wanna see you down. God's purpose is greater than any personal goal that you have set for yourself. No man or woman can love you or favor you as God does, God trumps EVERYthing and EVERYone. We need His glory, but we have to be careful that we use it as He intended or it will be our demise. Stay in the will of God...don't let anyone use you other than Him, besides He created you to use you.
Your glory may not be your hair, but there is something unique and special about you that God has given you to use for the Kingdom. Remember the saying "Keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer". Be careful who you call friend, be careful who you share your heart and your thoughts with, and be careful who you let your guard down around. You see what that did to Samson. People are jealous of God given gifts, they see what you have and they either want it or just don't want you to have it. If they have an idea of where you got it from they know they can't purchase it (as Simon tried to in Acts 8:18) so they try to destroy it. They'll entice you in anyway necessary to take what you have; therefore you must protect your glory at all costs and don't let it become your demise.
#FearlessFAITH
Your glory may not be your hair, but there is something unique and special about you that God has given you to use for the Kingdom. Remember the saying "Keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer". Be careful who you call friend, be careful who you share your heart and your thoughts with, and be careful who you let your guard down around. You see what that did to Samson. People are jealous of God given gifts, they see what you have and they either want it or just don't want you to have it. If they have an idea of where you got it from they know they can't purchase it (as Simon tried to in Acts 8:18) so they try to destroy it. They'll entice you in anyway necessary to take what you have; therefore you must protect your glory at all costs and don't let it become your demise.
#FearlessFAITH
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