Another Glorious Night

My dear fellow bloggers:

Another night I spent babysitting and again God met me here. Instead of watching tv after the kids had left I decided that It would be a good idea to read my bible. I really want to study the life of David. I want to learn how he became a man after God’s own heart. So I didn’t know where David first comes into the bible. So I started off in 1 kings thinking that since David was a king that he’d be in there. But the 1st chapter talks about King David giving up his thrown to Solomon, so I went back, and found where Samuel is looking for a king. What I learned as I read tonight was more about how David was just the runt of the family, how his father didn’t bring him to see if he was “fit enough” to be king. David was so humble. Somehow I started thinking about my own dad. About how yesterday when I had lunch with him how when he saw someone he knew he was always so proud in saying “This is my daughter Kristyn, she’s having lunch with me today” And he said it in a way that made me so happy to be his daughter, to know that he loves me and that he’s proud of me and wants everyone to know that I’m his daughter. I started to think about how I value my earthly fathers opinion of me, that may be silly but I do. I care a lot about whether or not he’s proud of me. And so as I read the chapter in Samuel and was reflecting on it I began to wonder why I treat my relationship with my earthly father better than my heavenly. Why is it that I care so much about my father’s opinion is here on earth? I mean I care a lot of what God thinks of me, but how often do I tell him that. How often do I ask for God’s approval in my life. Or why is it that when I argue with God that I still make the wrong decision. And that here on earthy I always end up making the decision my dad thought was best for me. But I believe God is never ashamed to call me his daughter, even through my mistakes, yet I treat him differently…

David was so humble, he was just a runt, but he loved God so much. People talked very highly of David. I wish someone would say this about me “ He’s also courageous, of age, well-spoken, and good-looking, And GOD is with him” I mean, I know God is with me, But how often do I hear people say “ Oh Kristyn… God’s with her” And that be a blessing, something that people want or are looking for when searching for whoever… For david they were just looking for someone to play a harp, but it made his “resume” better because “GOD is with him” What if we could put that in our resume. But why can’t we, why is it that we don’t. I mean why don’t I put under my strengths list, “follower of Jesus Christ” I mean I see that as a strength in my life, but that’s not something I list when in search for a Job.

God’s shown me a lot, and it’s all kind of random and jibberish thoughts and highly unorganized but it is also 12:10AM and I am also tired.