Escape

One of my favorite movies when I was a kid was “The Great Escape”. The word escape is generally used in terms of getting away from something to that is holding me down or to evade capture from something or someone. In general when I escape something or someone I run to something or someone else. There are times that I simply want to be alone and I need to escape from the noise of my day.

One of the things I enjoy about the early morning in my chair is the quietness of the moment to allow clear study, thinking and preparation for the day.

Saul is full on ready to kill David and he narrowly escapes. Check this out…

11 Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, ‘If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.’ 12 So Michal let David down through a window, and he fled and escaped.

18 When David had fled and made his escape, he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there. (1 Samuel 19:11-12,18 NIV)

I love the fact that when David fled from Saul, he went straight to Samuel. He sought out spiritual help in this most desperate situation. I remember a situation a long time ago when I felt personally attacked in a public place. I was very upset and angry about the mistreatment. I remember that all I wanted to do was go sit by a lake and try to calm down. I’ve learned that if I fight fire with fire, I could get burned. I was trying to seek the Lord and His wisdom and counsel.

I think that an escape from certain situations is completely necessary. I’m not a quitter and I don’t just run from trouble on a whim. I have found great help in stepping back (escaping briefly) to reassess my options and gather my thoughts. If I’m going to step back and escape from a situation, I need to be sure and run to the counsel of The Lord. He gives me wisdom, strength and courage to navigate through any situation.

Pressing On!

Dwayne