Come Follow Me June 15-21, 2026-1 Samuel 17-18, 24-27, 2 Samuel 5-7

Why do we get scared when things do not go the way we anticipated or when life begins to look too hard or the trial too long or the relationship too complicated? What prevents us from turning our story over to God? Sister Camille Johnson proposed an answer to this question; “Perhaps it is because the natural man or woman in us is resistant to turning things completely over to the Lord and trusting Him entirely. Maybe that is why we choose to stick with the narrative we have written for ourselves, a comfortable version of our story unedited by the Master Author. We don’t want to ask a question and get an answer that doesn’t fit neatly into the story we are writing for ourselves.” I don’t know what kind of daydreams David had during all those long days tending sheep-but I am fairly certain fighting a giant of a warrior, becoming an outcast while hiding for his life, and becoming King of Israel was not the story he was writing for himself. President Ezra Taft Benson said, “"Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their intellect, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace." We see each of those promises fulfilled in the life of David-and that should give us great hope that we can see each of those promises fulfilled in our lives as well. So, if the key to letting God be the author of our story is turning our lives over to him, then it seems appropriate that we should spend some time learning what turning our lives over to Him looks like in a life. Are there lessons we can learn from David? Is there a pattern we can follow? Are there steps we can take?