Insecurity

My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

 

Philippians 4:19

 

Saul was very angry with this refrain and it galled him to his core: "They have credited David with tens of thousands," he thought, "but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?" (1 Samuel 18:8)

This statement caused something to snap in King Saul.

 

From this point on, Saul was never the leader God intended him to be. He allowed insecurity to drive his every decision. Insecurity leads to the need to control people and circumstances. The need to control leads to anger once we realize we are unable to control the circumstance.

 

King Saul could not accept, much less rejoice, over David's success.

 

David's life would never be the same, because Saul sought to kill David every chance he had. Saul had a choice, he could have seen David as an up-and-coming general in his army who could have become an important part of his team and made the kingdom of Israel even stronger.

 

Instead, he looked at him as a threat.

When you hear good news about fellow believers, do you rejoice with them? If you find yourself comparing your life's circumstances to others and don't feel you measure up, recognize that this is not of God, but one Satan's greatest ploys to destroy you.

God has given you all things in Him and He has a unique plan for you that cannot be compared to another—He alone is your security. Trust in the purposes God has for your life and rejoice in all that He has given to you.