Well, have you ever had a fear of something that just seemed to capture your every waking moment? So it is with Saul. In 1 Samuel 19 Saul tells his son Jonathan and all the servants to kill David. Now herein lies a problem. Jonathan is delighted in David and they are like brothers. Jonathan tells David to take heed and to go to a secret place and hide. Jonathan will go with his father, yet, if you will, be a spy for David.
Jonathan went to Saul, recalled all David had fought the Philistines, and David had not sinned against Saul. Saul says he will not slay David, Jonathan then brought David to Saul and he was in his presence as times past. Then another war breaks out against the Philistines. (The Philistines seem to be as a cockroach and just won't die - lol)
Then after the war, an evil spirit came over Saul again, David played with his hand, and Saul sought to smite David to the wall with the javelin. David slipped away and escaped. Saul sent messengers into David's house to watch him and slay him in the morning. Micah, his wife, warned him. She let David down through a window and he escaped again. Now we begin the "cat and mouse" games with Saul.
Okay, fear can overtake all our emotions leaving us to fumble and flop on our own. When fear enters our being (satans doubt darts) we tend to forget that God is in charge and we need to pray and turn the situation over to HIM.
Too often we do not think it is being done in a timely manner, but GOD's time is always on time. We just have to listen and know what God wants. I am guilty of too often wanting to take the situation in hand because "I KNOW HOW TO FIX THE SITUATION", when in reality I do not.
Whatever fear you have today, I would encourage you to turn it over to God and release yourself from the burden. Trust God. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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