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When envy consumed, it also controled Saul<\/em>…<\/p>\n1 Samuel 18:10-12 (NLT)
10<\/sup>The very next day a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand, 11<\/sup>and he suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David escaped him twice. 12<\/sup>Saul was afraid of David, for the Lord was with David and had turned away from Saul.<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

[David’s Diary Entry]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonight, I sit alone in the dim light, my harp silent beside me, its strings as tense as my own nerves. The spear’s shadow still lingers, a phantom aiming for my heart. Saul, the Lord’s anointed, hurled it with a madness that defies understanding. Twice, the spear sought my life; twice, the Lord’s hand guided me away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find myself at a crossroads, a place where destiny and duty clash like the crashing cymbals. Could it be that the Lord has placed me here, in the palace of a mad king, to learn the lessons only a mad king can teach? Saul’s madness is a dark mirror, reflecting the potential chaos that lies within us all. It’s a lesson in power, a lesson in humility, and perhaps, a lesson in the kind of king I should strive not to become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ah, Merab and Michal, the daughters of Saul. Could it be that through marriage to one of them, I might find a path to the throne? A path ordained by God? Yet, the throne is not my aim; my aim is to serve the Lord and to walk in His ways. If that path leads to the throne, so be it. But if it leads to a broken life away from the splendid palace to a valley of the shadow of death [1], I will walk it with equal joy if God is with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am afraid of Saul, but not for the reasons one might think. I fear what he represents\u2014the corrupting influence of power, the ease with which a man after God’s own heart can lose his way. I am afraid of becoming a king, who 20 years after your coronation, will be the most incredibly skilled spear thrower in all the realm. And also by then\u2026 Quite mad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here I am, in the stillness of the night, wrestling with questions that have no easy answers. Do I stay and serve a king who has lost his way, trusting that the Lord will guide me? Or do I leave, preserving my life but perhaps abandoning a divine assignment? It’s a decision that weighs heavy on my soul, and one that I cannot make lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I sit here, pondering what lies ahead, I wonder: How would God show me His way when I am at the crossroads of uncertainty, armed with only a desire to please Him? How will I know His Truth so that I can be guided by Him when His Word doesn’t speak clearly about what I should do? [2]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh David, in the midst of your tears and frustration, remember that: you know only the question, not the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one knows the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except God. But would He tell?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Share with your friends “How would God show you His way when you are at the crossroads of uncertainty, how would you be guided by Him when the Bible doesn’t speak clearly about what you should do?”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[1] Psalm 23:4
[2] Psalm 25:4-5<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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