1 Samuel Twelve

At Samuel's retirement speech he lifts the toast glass and reminds the nation of Israel how foolish wanting a king apart from God truly was. (Not exactly the warm fuzzy speech they were expecting?) We see a common theme with these people. They have seasons of relying on God and seasons of relying on self. Nahash was moving against them and the closer he gets the more control they desire of the situation. This does not please Samuel because he stands firm on God's ability to see the nation through difficult situations.

We still do this today. We experience times when we rely on God and others when we attempt to take the reigns of the outcome from His hands. Though we appear to be battling with control daily, He knows that there is nothing better than His protection. He will at times allow us to take the reigns. Mainly because He knows that at the end we will understand deeper that His protection is all that we need.

"Father, help me follow Your leading today."

Heart and Soul,
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