Our question today comes from 1 Samuel 16:2.
“How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.”
God had given Samuel a mission—to anoint a new king. But Saul, the current king, was still alive. Samuel’s fear was honest and understandable. “How can I go?” he asked. “If Saul hears it, he will kill me.”
I would have asked Samuel, “Don’t you trust God?” But then again, I see a bit of Samuel in myself. Maybe in you too.
We know what God asks, yet fear makes us hesitate. We sense a nudge to give generously, but we worry about tomorrow’s needs. We feel the pull to step out in faith, but we linger on the edge. Not rebellion—just reluctance. The fearful pause before obedience.
It brings to mind the poem “The Weaving.”
“My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me…” So begins a simple verse that has steadied many hearts. It reminds us that God is always at work, even when life looks like a tangle of loose ends.
I picture God at the loom of my life—not rushing, not guessing—just patiently threading purpose through every moment. No strand is wasted. Even our fears find their place in His design.
We may not always understand the pattern, but we can trust the Weaver. Like Samuel, we may say, “Lord, I’m scared.” And still, God gently says, “Go. I’ve made the way.”
One day, He will turn our life’s tapestry over. And we’ll see what He saw all along, the upper-side and not just the tangled threads beneath.
We’ll understand it all, by and by.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.