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I've been thinking about the 1st King of Israel's rise and fall.  Saul - shy and humble at the beginning, proud and people pleasing at the end.

A point of departure was disobedience to God's instructions.  'To obey is better than sacrifice and to heed is better than the fat of rams.' see 1 Samuel 15

Pride, people pleasing, 'don't waste good things', 'I know a better way', 'it's not that big of a deal', 'it's just a little thing'.  Each created a rational to not obey.

God, I want to obey.  What is keeping me from doing that today?

PJ