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The Life Of King Solomon
An Ordinary Broken Girl
What Do These 2 Scenario’s Have In Common?
Temporary Fixes
- Doesn’t deal with the root causes (Reference Solomon & Karabo)
- Is a waste of time & resources
- Leaves you worse off (Breaks you even more- mental health)
- Brings about the worst in you (Led both to suicidal thoughts)
Could Have Been Avoided
- If we both had applied godly wisdom from the beginning the damage could have been avoided
- God had a solution before the problem arose
- We chose to ignore the principles and truths of God
- Were caught up in ‘self’
- Thought we had it under control
How Did godly Wisdom Benefit King Solomon & Karabo?
King Solomon
- He recognized that he was incapable of handling life’s problems in his own strength
- He was able to make wise choices that benefited the kingdom
- He wrote 4 books of the bible- with many guidelines in helping other’s with how best to make better choices and live better lives.
- The richest/wealthiest King in the world
- Knowledge of most things that had people travelling to hear him teach.
- Wisdom brought him closer to God
- Wisdom made him understand what was most important in life.
Karabo
- She recognized that she was incapable of living life through her own solutions.
- Wisdom helped her choose to fully surrender to God
- Helped her let go of her vices/addictions
- Taught her new skills
- Gave her confidence
- Gave her purpose
- Helped her start a business
- Helped her study and understand the Word of God & teach it
- Helps her share the Word on many platforms
- Gives her the ability to do more than she could have ever thought possible.
