When things go wrong, how do you respond?
Perceive: When evening came and the government imposed fast was over, the men were so hungry that they slew and ate raw meat. Saul, who appears to have great concern for God’s law, quickly created an altar to God and had the people bring their animals there for slaughter before they prepared them for food. It was important for them to stop eating meat with blood in it. After the soldiers had eaten, Saul wanted to lead them on a nighttime raid of the Philistine camps but first sought God’s guidance through his priest. When the priest asked whether God would deliver the Philistines into their hands, there was no answer. The assumption was that God did not answer this prayer due to someone’s sin against a divine command.
Practice: All too often men who severely condemn the faults of others are frequently blind to their own. Some leaders believe when they are successful, they should look outward and give credit to the men who accomplished the work. When things go wrong, they look in the mirror before thinking about others. Saul was the kind of leader who did the exact opposite. He sought glory for himself when things went well and blamed others when they went poorly. He sought God as a secondary thought rather than a primary action. When things go wrong, how do you respond? When we turn to God first, we will never have to turn to Him as a last resort.
Pray: O Lord help me to seek You first, no matter how bad some circumstance may look or feel in my life.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
Practice: All too often men who severely condemn the faults of others are frequently blind to their own. Some leaders believe when they are successful, they should look outward and give credit to the men who accomplished the work. When things go wrong, they look in the mirror before thinking about others. Saul was the kind of leader who did the exact opposite. He sought glory for himself when things went well and blamed others when they went poorly. He sought God as a secondary thought rather than a primary action. When things go wrong, how do you respond? When we turn to God first, we will never have to turn to Him as a last resort.
Pray: O Lord help me to seek You first, no matter how bad some circumstance may look or feel in my life.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
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