Going Once, Going Twice...

Yesterday I was reading 1 Samuel 18. It was the recommended reading for our cg last night, but we ended up changing plans and not discussing it.

One of the things that made me think was when in chapter 18, Saul offers one of his daughters to David. David is a war hero, extremely popular with the public, and King Saul is jealous. So Saul gets the brilliant idea to give him a wife and make him his son-in-law. I guess this was the first account of keep your friends close, enemies closer mentality.

Well, David freaks out. He says, no, I can't be son-in-law to a king! I'm not from the right family, I'm not good enough, etc. (Yeah, I'm clearly paraphrasing all of this.) So Saul marries her off to someone else. Time passes and it turns out his other daughter, Michal, is swooning and calf-eyed over David as well. Saul tries again to get David to become his SIL. David still tries to excuse himself out of it. Saul asks for a minimum bride-price for her, and David totally agrees to it this time. And lo and behold becomes son-in-law to a king, then king himself later on.

Here's what made me think. How many times does God offer me something great and wonderful and I excuse myself out of it? I shy away because I'm scared, or I say I'm not good enough or smart enough or in the place in life I want to be before He can bless me. Who said I was the one who picks and chooses when God showers me with blessings? Sometimes it takes courage and humility to accept the gifts He lays in my lap. Courage to accept and use the blessings He's given me and humility to know that He's the only one who truly knows what my heart needs.