1 Kings 1

This is a period of transition. David is too old to take care of himself and it is time to appoint a new king. Logically, David's remaining son Adonijah should assume the throne. However, this isn't that David had in mind nor is it what God wanted. Adonijah self-appointed himself without his father's knowing and did the whole ceremony of sacrificing animals. David and the Lord had other things in mind, however. David's other son, Solomon of whom he had with Bathsheba, was the one he desired to appoint to the throne.

I got a few things from reading this. First, I'll focus on Adonijah. I find it quite humorous (and sad) that he thought he could actually get away with his little front of being the self-proclaimed king. He hid it from his father and everyone else important. Again, I feel like this echoes what I learned over break: just keep it real. We can front as much as we want and we will fool some people. God sees through all of lies and into our hearts. Lying to others means nothing because we ought to be living for God's approval. Come just as you are before the Lord. He knows your heart anyway.

The second thing that stuck out was more of a reminder. God's plan often defies common sense. What seems logical in worldly standards can be foolish in God's eyes. This is something that I need to focus on as my status as a Purdue student may potentially come to a close at the end of the Spring 2010 semester. Logically, Purdue has the best program out of all of the pharmacy schools that I applied to. That does not necessarily mean that God wants me here even if I do get accepted. I need to seek God's will in all of this because I know that lately, I've just speak from my heart and my desires when I talk to people about my plans for the future.