1KINGS21-22.
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly. Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite: "Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day
Even though Ahab did alot of bad things in life, at the last minute where by God wants to punish him, he repented and humble himself. God still forgives him. God is just and he will forgive us.
But Naboth replied, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers." So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat. His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, "Why are you so sullen? Why won't you eat?" He answered her, "Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, 'Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.' But he said, 'I will not give you my vineyard.' "Jezebel his wife said, "Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."
Whenever things don't his way, he acted childishly even though he was a king. It makes me realise that whenever things don't go to the way i wanted it to be, do i have the heart of insisting it to go to the way it should be, dwelling in it even though I know that things don't change.
Application: Maybe not in the "things don't go my way part", but rather, if people say something that hurts me, do i dwell in it even though I know that things don't change if I dwell. So get up and con't, reflect.
Agape,
Valens