Sometimes It’s Not About the Main Character
Posted By Mike on May 5, 2010
I’ve been reading through the life of David. I love reading the life of David. I love his heart for the Lord. I finished 1 Samuel this morning. It ends with the death of King Saul and all his sons, including Jonathan, David’s closest friend. After I finished reading I just sat and thought about what I had read. . .the story of the people rejecting God and wanting a king like the other countries, Saul’s appointment as King, God’s rejection of him, and David’s anointing as king. Here’s what I thought about:
- Would we have heard so much about David if Saul had not made so many tragic decisions?
- To the end of his life, Saul didn’t get it. God told him everything everything he needed to do as a new king – he gave Saul instructions and even told him what was going to happen (through Samuel) and still Saul either forgot or didn’t listen.
- Most, if not all of Saul’s bad decisions were made because he didn’t trust the Lord and took things into his own hands.
What about us guys? How many times have we taken things into our own hands? How many times have we, our families, our employees, our ministries, and/or our futures been affected by the decision to do it ourselves, rather than trust the Lord? I’m that guy. I’m the “Get ‘er Done!” guy. I’m the guy who would rather do something now, than wait and do it later. I’m the guy that says, “What are we waiting for?“ I’m also the guy who can point to situation after situation that resulted much differently than I had planned, simply because I took things into my own hands.
This doesn’t mean that we should just sit on our hands and do nothing! On the contrary, David sought God’s heart and took action. David was a man of action. He didn’t wait. . .unless God told him to do so. That goes for us as well, you know? I think that’s why David’s faith seems so wild, so courageous, so alien to us. When God said “GO!”, David went! When God said “DO!”, David did! I think it’s because David completely and solely trusted God.
What about you? Do you completely and solely trust God? Would you move if God told you to do so? Would you change jobs if God gave you the green light? Would you sell your house and move into a smaller one or give up a day’s wages to serve and help others. . .if God told you to do so? Would you stay at your job, even if you didn’t want to, simply because God said, “wait?”
When was the last time you asked God what HE wanted you to do?
Sometimes it’s not about the main character . . .or who we think is the main character. But it’s always about God.
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