Discouraged or Refined?

Last Sunday we were talking about David in our Sunday School class and I was sitting there thinking about all the difficult things David had walked through in his life. God had promised him he was going to be king, but for a long time everything that was happening in his life seemed to be opposite of that! How easy would it have been for David to get discouraged or give up on God's promise! To think Samuel must have heard wrong or that he misunderstood what Samuel was saying!

But, although we see there were times when David was feeling down, he always kept his eyes on God and his faith was strong! David always knew that God had chosen him to be Kind and even though he didn't know when, he knew it was going to happen!

We discussed that man had chosen to have a king and Saul was placed in that position! God chose him but because the people demanded it! Saul was not a bad man when he was chosen. So, what was the difference between Saul and David? David had all those years of struggling to build character and dependence on God! He was refined! God removed the pride and self-reliance from David that Saul eventually struggled with so much!

So, when you really believe that God has promised you something or called you to something and everything in your life seems to be pulling away from that, maybe you are in a time of refinement! Maybe you are walking through things that will better enable you to serve His purpose in the right timing! Hold on to your faith! God is always faithful!