God wants to be trusted, to be relied upon, to be sought after and loved.
These things David did in good times and bad. David had many challenges in his life, some he brought upon himself through poor choices but many were not his fault. From his youth, when the lion and the bear sought to destroy his sheep, David learned to depend upon the Lord’s strength to help him with the responsibilities of his life.
David acted to solve his problems but always in concert with the will and strength of God.
This kind of living is what Christian men today must learn to do.
Our propensity is to seek solutions through our own wisdom, finances and strength. On occasion we seek the counsel of others but generally only after we have essentially decided our course of action. We seek God to bless our conduct not to lead us in our conduct.
David heard clearly from God he was to be king of Israel but he patiently followed God through the fourteen year process of realizing God’s promise.
David was confident in God because his view of God was big.
David saw God as all powerful and all loving therefore David believed God cared about him and his specific issues and had the power and will to do something about them.
God has not changed. He is still all powerful and all loving.
Our challenge, if we would experience God and His delight, is to seek Him diligently and to trust Him completely to act with good will upon our behalf in His time and in His way.
