There's nothing all that important or neat going on, currently, but I felt I should post something just to make that clear. Actually, let's face it, there are always neat and important things going on all the time. So I suppose I wanted to make clear my magnificently poor recognition/awareness of these things as of late. My self-reflection seems to be in a valley.
Other than middle schoolers and all things middle school related, David occupies my mind. Such an interesting person with an interesting life... But he didn't start off as anything special. When I read 1 and 2 Samuel I am always surprised God would choose someone so ordinary to make so great, famous, and successful. (I'm not saying David didn't have amazing qualities, because he did. I'm just saying, of all the people in the world, why him?) I've always enjoyed his story, but now I am fairly certain it is not because of David, necessarily, but because his story really shows the faithfulness and necessity of God's presence in our lives. David was just a normal guy made extraordinary by an extraordinary God. The times we see David fall short of our unusually high expectations are the times when David has become lackadaisical in his faith... The most poignant example being his affair with Bathsheba. He should have been off at war with the others. He should have been close with God. But while the Ark of the Covenant and soldiers are out of town on the battle field, David is getting busy with the girl next door. Typical... I, too, am someone ordinary who serves an extraordinary God. When I realize I have forgotten to keep close to the King, I remember how small I really am on my own.
3 comments:
betsy! this is an excellent post, and not just because you use the word "lackadaisical." how often do I switch this around and deceitfully think, "I am a great person and God is only small!" this post was a great reminder.
I love how you point out that David should have been other places when he is furthest from God. It reminds me of the times that I have been furthest from God have also been the times that I should have been somewhere else but chose the next door route. Also this is kind of funny because I just now read this and just finished a post that is ultimately about the same thing. I'm going to post it later tonight for your enjoyment. God teaches us similar themes at the same time, but in different ways and I always think it is so cool and definitely not a coincidence. Love you bets.
haha, Kelley, yes... Lackadaisical is a great word that I don't think gets appreciated enough. But under the circumstances, it was the perfect 10 point word for the context.
Zoloft... That's pretty much what I was driving at, and it's odd that we still seem to be learning the same things. God is funny sometimes. I'm going to read your post now.
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