1 Kings 10 -11; 2 Chronicles 9; Romans 6

1 Kings 11: 9 The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10 Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD's command. 11 So the LORD said to Solomon, "Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates. 12 Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen."

This seems unfair......
Probably because it scares me so.....that my children and Grands will suffer, have suffered because of my choices......
To be that old lady who just in loving You loves others......weirdly so perhaps......maybe doesn't even look that loving...maybe just looks weird.....that's why I love that sidewalk prophets song so much 'these are the words i would say'......

Be strong in the Lord and,

Never give up hope,

You're going to do great things,

I already know,

God's got His hand on you so,

Don't live life in fear,

Forgive and forget,

But don't forget why you're here,

Take your time and pray,

These are the words I would say.

You know IF I did that, and didn't give a flip what others thot.....except it would look more like 'not caring' as opposed to not give a flip (there would naturally be a lack of hardness to it)....

I live in fear....I care too much to rock the boat or appear judgmental (even tho I am) ...when You promise to be with me and Romans 6: 19 I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Your slave......why will I not just recognize that role?