{"id":547481,"date":"2020-02-12T03:18:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.163.82.222\/?p=547481"},"modified":"2020-02-12T03:18:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T09:18:11","slug":"apple-of-gods-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwenshamblinbooks.com\/?p=547481","title":{"rendered":"Apple of God’s Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

To study more about Christ and follow in his steps, we should all look for people who are genuinely Christlike, then emulate their examples. When I was young and read about King David, I was envious when I saw that God said David was the apple of His eye. I prayed, \u201cO God, would You please make me the apple of Your eye? Teach me what to do so that I can be the apple of Your eye.\u201d I was jealous, but it was a Godly jealousy. I wanted God\u2019s approval, and that is what you need to emulate. You must seek God\u2019s favor\u2014<\/span>otherwise, when you are older, you will look for the approval of man. The girls will look for the boys\u2019 approval, and the boys will look for the girls\u2019 approval. If you are not strong in your focus on seeking only God\u2019s approval, a boyfriend or girlfriend may pull your focus off of God instead of you leading that friend to worship God with<\/span> you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you really think King David would leave his religion to be friends with someone who did not want to focus on God? No, God was everything to him! God answered his prayers. King David wanted to be strong, so he prayed that he would be, and God answered that prayer and made him strong enough to kill a lion and a bear! When he was young, he took a stone and killed Goliath. He was ready to take on enemies of God who defied and insulted God and His Kingdom! King David put God above all other things in his life.<\/p>\n

For more on this topic, read History of the One True God – Volume III God-Fearing Families\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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