What can we learn from David?

In the book of Samual, David started out as just a young shepherd and ended up being king. David was anointed by God. Although David had flaws, he was overall a good person. We can learn from him that we need to love our enemies no matter what. 

Saul and David had their differences. Saul was jealous of how David was anointed by God and was good at fighting. Everyone would make a big deal of it and it would take the attention off of Saul. Many times, Saul tried to kill David, but then one day David saw Saul in a cave. David sneaked behind Saul and cut a piece of his robe. David then showed it to him to prove that he wasn’t trying to kill him. The lesson that we can learn from David is try everything you can to show love instead of hate. 

In the Bible, the Book of Matthew 5:44 “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” God says to love your enemies, you don’t have to like them, you just need to love them. You should never want death for anyone or for their lives to be ruined. We are all humans and we are made in the image of God. God only makes beautiful creations. And no, nobody’s perfect and neither are you, so learn to have patience with everyone and to love everyone. 

Someday you’ll learn when the person you hated suddenly becomes the person you can’t live without. Maybe the person you get mad at or who make you cry is your parents or guardians. They change their lives just to make sure that when you go out into the world you don’t make stupid mistakes, and that you will respect people for who they are and not who you think they might be. You never truly know someone’s heart. Try living without them. I’m 99% sure that you will end up wanting them back because you have no idea what you’re doing. The same words that break you down and make you cry are the words that shape you and make you stronger. So, listen to the people around you because you don’t know everything. 

The most important lesson I’ve learned from the book of Samual is love your enemies. People are more important than you think sometimes. People shouldn’t have one more enemy because of your feelings about them. David did nothing wrong, but he still could have died because of Saul’s jealousy.