Never think that trusting God means you do not weep. In 1 Samuel 30, David and his men returned home to Ziklag to find their worst nightmare realized. The Amalekites had raided their village—homes burned, wives and children taken captive, everything reduced to smoldering ruins. What did this man after God's own heart do? Scripture tells us David and his men "lifted up their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep" (1 Samuel 30:4). But here's what's different for believers...

In 1 Samuel 30, David faces devastation at Ziklag—his home burned, his family taken, and his men ready to turn on him. Yet in the ashes of despair, David strengthens himself in the Lord, seeks God’s direction, and leads his people to recover all. This chapter shows what it truly means to fight with Jesus on your side. Patreon Bible Study Notes: Patreon.com/thewholetruth Instagram & Facebook: @pastorjustinwalker YouTube: The Whole Truth Bible Study | Pastor Justin and Kelly

11K views · 1.4K reactions | ️God Says: You’ll Recover That + More  1 Samuel 30:18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken...20 So David captured all the flocks and herds [which the enemy had], “This is David’s spoil.” | Bishop Kevin Foreman | Facebook

1 Samuel 30:18–19, KJV So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. I decree and declare that whatever the enemy took unlawfully is being restored to you now. Nothing is missing, nothing is broken, nothing is lost. You will recover all, and you will receive it back in abundance.