Life comes fast and hard, decisions to make feel overwhelming at times and peace is often elusive, virtually impossible to find.
So we look around for heroes, models, anyone whose life might offer a way of hope and practical steps to follow.
Enter David, King David of Israel, who chased God with all of his heart. He dodged hatred, fought those who fought God's people, loved deeply, fell hard to sin--his life as leader is a case study in many things done well and a few done exceedingly badly. In short, we can identify with so much of his life, even if we just lead ourselves.
But do we follow his bottom line, expressed in Psalm 18? Herein lies the bedrock of his success:
God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I got my act together, he gave me a fresh start. Now I'm alert to God's ways; I don't take God for granted. Every day I review the way he works; I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step. God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.
All the pieces...every day...when I opened the book of my heart.
Heroes have secrets to their success. It is a gift of feeding our strength if we follow their lead.
