TAKING OFF THE LID OF LIMITATIONS.

There was a need for a new king in Israel after God rejected Saul and God told Samuel to go to Jesse`s house to anoint a new king. They invited all Jesse`s sons except David who they felt was just a Shepherd. They never saw him as a candidate for royalty hence there was no need for inviting him. This scenario shows how David was limited to only keeping sheep. They did not see him as the chosen one and this is what people experience at some point in their lives. Samuel looked at all the sons displayed and immediately he saw Eliab who was tall and handsome who also seemed to be fit for the throne and he assumed him to be the chosen one. Like Samuel, man usually use physical appearance to select and appoint people even though the person might be the wrong choice. The right choice might have been neglected because it does not fit the status that they are looking for. Thank God that Samuel was a man of God and God told him immediately that He was not interested in the outward appearance like men does but He was attracted to the heart. At this point, I want you to be of good cheer and not be upset when you are not invited for God has His own plan. Look at David`s case. God had His own plan. Until he was called from where he was taking care of sheep, he was not invited and he was chosen and anointed. Many people might have looked down on you but you don`t have to worry because they will all come to witness your choosing by God. In 1st Samuel 17, David asked men who were near Goliath about the reward that would be given to anyone that killed him and David`s brother was angry with him seeing that he was just a youth who ought to be with the sheep in the wilderness. David saw Goliath`s challenge as an opportunity to break out. He saw it as an avenue to remove the lid of limitation placed on him but his brother tried to discourage him. I want you to know that people`s perspective about you might want to limit you. The devil as well as people will want to remind you of your past failures after several trials by you.David was focussed despite his brother`s comments. Let us try and shy away from side comments that causes limitation on our paths like people reminding you that you are not going to succeed in any business because you are too tall or short, you stammer or you are to timid. All these are weapons that the enemy uses to destroy people. They tell you that you don`t have what it takes to be chosen thereby limiting you and your thinking/mindset. The first step to take in removing the lid of limitation is to change the way you think about any of your limitations and focus on God. That was exactly what David did by building the confidence that he could kill Goliath. We are not expected to dwell inside a cage of limitation but to break out but how can you break out if there is no backing. We need God`s backing like David who had been anointed who also knew the source(God) as the one that will fight the battle. So in essence, you need to know your God and you need to involve him in taking off the lid of limitation.