Discarded - October 4, 2026

<p><strong>Resilient: Recovering an Honest Faith in a Dishonest World</strong></p><p><strong>Discarded</strong></p><p><strong>Jon Fredricks</strong></p><p><strong>Today&#39;s Scripture: </strong><a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1SA.16.7-13.NIV" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>1 Samuel 16:7-13 NIV</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Acts 13:22 NIV</strong></p><p><strong>…</strong>God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart”</p><p> </p><p><strong>1 Samuel 16:7-13 NIV</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>1 Samuel 16:11 MSG</strong></p><p><strong>11</strong> Then he asked Jesse, “Is this it? Are there no more sons?” “Well, yes, there’s the runt. But he’s out tending the sheep.” Samuel ordered Jesse, “Go get him. We’re not moving from this spot until he’s here.”</p><p> </p><p><strong>1) INVEST THE INSULT</strong></p><p><strong>Genesis 50:20 NIV</strong></p><p><strong>20</strong> You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.</p><p> </p><p><strong>James 1:2-4 NIV</strong></p><p><strong>2</strong> Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, <strong>3</strong> because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. <strong>4</strong> Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Romans 8:28 NIV</strong></p><p><strong>28 </strong>And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Psalm 1:1-3 NIV</strong></p><p><strong>1</strong> Blessed is the one<br>who does not walk in step with the wicked<br>or stand in the way that sinners take<br>or sit in the company of mockers,<br> </p><p><strong>2 </strong>but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,<br>and who meditates on his law day and night.<br> </p><p><strong>3 </strong>That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,<br>which yields its fruit in season<br>and whose leaf does not wither—<br>whatever they do prospers.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Psalm 23:1-3 NIV</strong></p><p><strong>1 </strong>The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.<br> </p><p><strong>2 </strong>He makes me lie down in green pastures,<br>he leads me beside quiet waters,<br> </p><p><strong>3 </strong>he refreshes my soul.<br>He guides me along the right paths<br>    for his name’s sake.</p><p> </p>