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a little boy named David in mind! When trouble comes to you in your Moab, and God moves you across the Jordan, remember that He seldom has just you in mind. We may never understand, in this life, why trouble and tragedy come to good people. Why does God allow famine and death? But if we can hold out long enough, we will discover that God has a plan that extends beyond our limited vision. G OD P LANS L ONG -T ERM B LESSINGS How many times does God pronounce a blessing upon your "seed" and your "seed's seed," or your children and your children's children? How often did the Lord say, in the Old Testament, for men to build an altar or monument where great spiritual events had transpired? How many times did the Lord instruct them to tell the story to their children and their children's children? When God blesses you, He seldom has only you in mind. He is thinking of future generations—ones you may never see. This principle is clear in Hebrews, where the writer speaks of Abraham meeting Melchizedek, the priest of God. We read that Abraham paid tithe while Levi was still in his loins (Hebrews 7:9, 10). This illustrates how the blessings of God can continue for many generations! S EVEN P RINCIPLES I H AVE L EARNED After 28 years of ministry, I have learned seven great