Seek God‘s Will Above All
“So I killed him,” the Amalekite told David, “for I knew he couldn’t live. Then I took his crown and one of his bracelets so I could bring them to you, my lord.” -- 2 Samuel 1:10
Don’t you just love it when someone does something “for you” that benefits them? The Amalekite was confident that taking news of Saul’s death to David would earn him a reward. After all, Saul’s death meant David was king. Finally. He obviously didn’t know David.
This man had waited years and years to become king. He had refused again and again to kill Saul, even though he’d had easy opportunities. The Amalekite misread the situation and it cost him his life.
We all have encountered people who are determined to do something good for us but that will really benefit them. A woman I know invited me to go on a trip with her. She had it all planned out. I’d pay half the expenses and we’d do exactly what she wanted to do. Plus, I’d get to drive. I was so lucky to have this opportunity. Really. She told me that. I just said no. Nicely. She still got mad.
These days I’ve got a pretty sharp radar going when people start telling me what I would like and what I’m going to do. I get really upset when someone tells me what kind of hairstyle I need, where I need to live and what I need to do in my life. Excuse me? Only God gets to tell me what I need to do or what I should do.
And He does. Regularly. And I try to always listen. I mess up now and again but I do try. I don’t listen too much to what other people say. They usually have an agenda. And sometimes that agenda goes against what God has told me to do.
That’s the key. What does God want me to do? What does God want you to do? God doesn’t just show up in the big moments. He’s there in the smaller moments as well. So ask Him if you should make that trip or that move. What does God think about your buying a new car or even getting a new hairstyle? He wants us to invite Him into the small moments of our lives. It draws us closer to Him so that when the big moments come, we already know He’s there.
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