CHRISTIAN SINGLES DATING
GUIDE: WORKING WITH ANGELS
THREE KEY PRINCIPLES
In the book of Genesis 16 I bring the story of Hagar
and Ishmael because they are imperfect people. Many times
when we illustrate principles with the lives of men or
women of God, we may say they are like that but I am like
this. They are so perfect so that is why this and that
happened to them. That’s not for me. So I want to use an
example when you know this person is imperfect. Hagar was
imperfect and so was Ishmael. They also have made mistakes
in their lives. Ishmael's mistake was that he did not
respect his master's son. And Hagar's mistake was that
instead of being happy that she bore a child for Abraham,
she started to have a wrong attitude towards Sarah, her
mistress.
Genesis 16: 4 So he went into Hagar and she
conceived. When she saw that she had conceived her
mistress became despised in her eyes. That’s a nice
way of saying she became proud. Whenever you despise
people it is because you feel that you are higher then
them. And person can become proud after God blessed him or
her. That is why when you have just got a blessing from
God, quickly bend your knees and thank God. When people
fall into trouble they are very quick to bend their knees.
But when people are blessed they forget to bend down their
knees quickly to God. Whether you are blessed or stricken,
God will protect you from being stricken if you know the
word. You are redeemed from the curse of the law. But in
your blessing remember not to be proud. Humble yourself
before God. Remember this you were born into this world
without a title. You got your title because of your love
ones or your uncle or you partially help yourself to
achieve your education. But no one can be where they are
without somebody else's help. Even for people who say that
they are a self made person but nevertheless, they had an
opportunity to make of themselves something. There are a
lot of people who never had the opportunity, who never had
a recommendation. Remember to thank God. Anything we got
in this life is because of His grace.
