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I Samuel 18-19 list two occasions that King Saul, gripped by jealousy, tried to kill David.

It’s a pitiful sequence attempted by this image of a large, handsome man beset with insecurity rooted in his own failures of character and faith.

He failed in Spearthrowing 101 and 102, of course, because it wasn’t God’s will for David’s life to “get dead” at the hands of Saul.

If only Saul had accepted God’s revised plan for his life and demonstrated an attitude of humility, Saul might have reigned in unity with the giant-killing protege ordained by God.

Pride got in the way, though.

Listen, not everything in life goes the way that we want.

I know this as well as you.

We’ve all had important plans fall apart, occasionally because of our own failures.

That stinks.

But we have no basis for trying to punish others because of our insecurity or failures or residual aspirations.

The last thing we should do is throw spears at ones doing what God has called them to do.

Because at whom are we really throwing the spears?

That’s right. At God.

Not a good idea.

We only harm ourselves and the loved ones counting upon us.

Let’s accept that fact that God sometimes chooses others to do things that we desperately wanted — or want — to do ourselves.

He has His reasons.

Part of His rationale might be our failure of character or faith.

Let’s accept God’s revised plan for our lives, and demonstrate an attitude of humble submission to His will. We can then serve in unity with the better-qualified or kinder-hearted person ordained by God.

There’ll be less drama and more fruit for the faithful.

Especially in the next life.

As always, I love you
Martin

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