Getting Over It II

“The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.””

1 Samuel‬ 16‬:1‬ NIV‬‬

Difficult moments have a way of showing up uninvited—disrupting our plans, draining our strength, and testing what we believe about ourselves and about life. Constantly our journey of discipleship isn’t about pretending everything is fine, but rather at those moments we must learn how to get over or navigate through. Whether it’s loss, disappointment, pressure, or uncertainty, these seasons can feel heavy and isolating.  Difficult moments don’t start with having all the answers, it begins with recognizing that struggle is part of human experience, not a sign of failure. 

When we look at the task before Samuel, I believe it requires some practical tools on how we get over it. The question is raised of how long will you mourn? Proper mourning has a time, and for Samuel to walk into what’s next he needed to get up and move. How long do we stay in bed with the blanket over our head? You must shift from that place. The other thing is you need to listen to God’s voice for instructions forward, this requires a time of seeking. You desire to get over it, but understand that heeding the voice of God is welcoming God into your process. Also, we must understand that God has already selected our next, the most difficult time to figure out next steps is while still mourning over the past. Finally, there is a time between anointing and assignment, David was anointed to be the next king but there was a length of time before he assumed the role. That necessary gap in time is to ensure that you have fully recovered, because too often we jump into next without properly getting over the last. Please remember strength to get over is often built quietly—in perseverance, in choosing to keep going, in holding on to hope when it would be easier to give up.