Sometimes a passage of scripture intersects life in such a way as to create a blog. This morning's reading out of 2 Samuel 6 contained an interesting little spat between David and his wife. It's hard to tell exactly what's going on: was David's wife mad at him, embarrassed by him, jealous of him? Either way, in verse 20, she accuses him of doing something for "the maidens" (OT for hotties), but David's response in verse 21 was "it was [for] the Lord."
I'm not about to jump in and take sides in this domestic dispute, but the words of David really stood out to me as profound. They came back in my mind as I worshipped tonight at Frontline. In spite of being an introvert with a slim to quite slim dating resume, I still like the maidens. I have a constantly updated "list" of girls in my mind that I am interested in--even if it's a complete stranger or someone who is totally out of my league. This can often be a distraction as my "girldar" is tracking who is where or picking up a target in close proximity at Frontline. So it's in this setting that David's words came back to me... "it was [for] the Lord."
Is my worship for the Lord? Or is it for the girl two rows over? My focus when I'm at church--whether it's worshiping or listening or fellowshiping--needs to be for the Lord. If I can make David's words my internal motto, the distracting maidens won't keep me from worshipping Him fully, listening intently, or fellowshiping genuinely. Thanks for the good word, David!
P.S. I'm pretty sure "fellowshiping" is not a word, but it fits so nice!
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