"His father and mother said to him, 'Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?' But Samson said to his father, 'Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes.'"
Samson is obviously wrong because he went out of the boundaries didn't he? His parents tried to encourage him to find the right woman, but he is a strong-willed person! But if you read the next verse, you will find out that God had made Samson for who he is. God knew that Samson will grow up into a strong-willed young gentleman who will set his eyes upon that woman. But Samson's parents were great because they allowed Samson to be himself and to pursue his dream although they didn't realize this: "His father and mother didn't know that it was from the Lord, for he was seeking an opportunity against the Philistines."
Because Samson's parents supported him in his own dream, they allowed God to work in Samson! So the Spirit began to come upon him after they went down to Timnah:
-he tore the lion into pieces as one tears a young goat.
-he scraped honey from the body of the lion and eat as he went.
-he created the unsolvable riddle (til his wife told of them).
-he struck down 30 men and took their spoil and gave the garment to those cheaters.
-he caught 300 foxes and took torches to set fire to the Philistines' grain.
He probably won't be who he is if his parents didn't allow God to shape him for who he is! Instead of trying to make Samson following his parents' dream, his parents decided to be Samson's advocate as they went down to Timnah with him! So Samson achieved his God-sized dream!
Are you leading a group? Are you shepherding your people? Are you training someone? Are you parenting your kids? Are you mentoring their kids? Whoever you are, recognize them as who God created them to be and be their greatest advocate.
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