I was reading in first Samuel chapter 10 today; it's about when Saul is first becoming king of Israel and verses 20-22 go like this:
Samuel had met with Saul before hand and told him of all these signs to prove he really had been chosen as king. All the signs came true. Yet when it came time to present the people with their future king, he was nowhere to be found! In fact, he was hiding.
Now, maybe he was hiding so he could process recent events, maybe he was an introvert and needed some alone time or maybe he was just plain scared...who knows?! One thing is for certain, he felt more comfortable with his baggage (and likely a few stinky camels) than with the calling God placed on his life.
I totally get that! When I'm tired, stressed, scared or unsure, I put on those old insecurities all over again; even though God has taken all my insecurities, shame, guilt and fear. Hiding is easy; the challenge then, is to stop hanging out with the camels and start living up to what/who God has called me to be!
"When Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen. Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri's clan was chosen. Finally Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found. So they inquired further of the LORD, 'Has the man come here yet?' And the LORD said, 'Yes, he has hidden himself among the baggage.'"
Samuel had met with Saul before hand and told him of all these signs to prove he really had been chosen as king. All the signs came true. Yet when it came time to present the people with their future king, he was nowhere to be found! In fact, he was hiding.
Now, maybe he was hiding so he could process recent events, maybe he was an introvert and needed some alone time or maybe he was just plain scared...who knows?! One thing is for certain, he felt more comfortable with his baggage (and likely a few stinky camels) than with the calling God placed on his life.
I totally get that! When I'm tired, stressed, scared or unsure, I put on those old insecurities all over again; even though God has taken all my insecurities, shame, guilt and fear. Hiding is easy; the challenge then, is to stop hanging out with the camels and start living up to what/who God has called me to be!
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