[Esther]

Nice 👍, I’m really excited about this week cos Abraham’s story is one that intrigues me a lot, especially regarding Isaac, how they were able to bear a child which was an intervention from God, yet just to test his faith God still requests for the child. I really wanted to be in Abraham’s mind at that moment 😂😂. I can’t wait to see Pete Scazerro’s perspective

[Esther]

1 Using God to run from God : We could see that Saul performed religious acts, like offering sacrifices, but his heart was not truly surrendered in obedience.

Denying the past’s impact on the present : Also, Saul’s insecurity and jealousy, especially toward David, seemed to come from deeper unresolved issues.

Spiritualizing away conflict : Instead of just confronting his disobedience and brokenness, he often justified himself.

Covering over weakness and failure : When he’s confronted by Samuel, Saul tried to defend himself rather than fully own his failure.

Judging the spiritual journeys of others: Saul became jealous and threatened by David instead of celebrating God’s work in David’s life.

In all, Saul had a spiritually active outlook bit in reality he struggled with emotional insecurity, fear, pride, and unresolved brokenness.

2. Personally, one symptom I can reflect on is ignoring emotions instead of dealing with them honestly before God.

Sometimes it can feel easier to keep moving, keep praying, keep serving, and act like everything is fine, while inwardly carrying stress, pain, sadness, disappointment, or frustration. So when these suppressed emotions erupt it then becomes a tornado 🤣, but I’m learning to know that God wants the entirety of me even with my weakness, emotional issues and these are best resolved when laid before God

3 Yes, sometimes I do, there are sometimes when it’s just easier to pray things through and ignore and just say God will handle than just honestly confront what I’m feeling or deal with the issue.

But with the lesson I’m learning not to avoid reality but bring my struggle to him so I can experience true healing rather than suppression.

[Esther]

Very true 💯

[Esther]

Really inspiring 🔥