11 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water, and they asked them, “Is the seer here?”12 ”He is,” they answered. “He’s ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to our town today, for the people have a sacrifice at the high place. 13 As soon as you enter the town, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not begin eating until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward, those who are invited will eat. Go up now; you should find him about this time.” 14 They went up to the town, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel, coming toward them on his way up to the high place. 15 Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: 16 ”About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him leader over my people Israel; he will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines. I have looked upon my people, for their cry has reached me.” 17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”
If you where to listen to story just from Saul’s side you would just think that there is this tall, good looking guy, who was looking for His donkey with His servant and could not find it. Now He was going to go hear from the prophet and find out where His donkey was. Not a very exciting story unless you add in Samuel’s Story. That the Lord spoke to Him the day before and was already preparing something for saul that He had no clue about just a day before. Corinthians says that no eye has seen and no ear has heard the things God has prepared for those who love Him. I think that so many times we just go through life just stressed out about our donkey, and God has already prepared for us something that we could never even dream of.
I feel that way right now. I feel like I am stressed over my own things and forgotten how good you are and how big the things are that you have prepared for me. You could already speaking to someone and I am not even aware of it. I am so thankful that you are in control of my life and have already prepared my future and set in motion the things that need to be done for me to reach what you have laid out before me.
18 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
Saul went up to samuel and He did not know who he was. He did not know who He was talking to. Sometimes we have no clue who we are talking to. What we are looking for is right in front of us.
19 ”I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and all your father’s family?”
while he was telling Him about talking to him in the morning he was also calming him down by telling him his donkey is ok. The stresses are fine and they are taken care of it. I need to trust that you have taken care of all my stresses because I am missing out on receiving anything else or knowing it is on its way because I can not see past now. I need to stop stressing and believe that you have taken care of all and I have no reason to worry.
