Today I am tired and worn out feeling. On days like today I wonder why following God’s call isn’t always comfortable, easy and profitable for those who do it. I mean it should be right? But that isn’t what the majority of the Bible shows us when we read it. Today I read 1 Samuel 23:1-6, it is a short read but packed with so much for it comes with history. David (not yet king) is hiding out from king Saul and he finds out some of his countrymen are being attacked during harvest time. He asks God should I help? God tells him to save Keilah (the town in distress). Which means that he would come out of hiding and fight a battle that isn’t his directly. He would risk his life and men for people and their food who he probably didn’t know personally. When he tells his men they say “Here in Judah we are afraid, how much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!” So what does David do? He asks God again and gets pretty much the same answer with the reassurance that they will defeat the Philistines. This at first glance seems great but it gives no assurance that king Saul won’t find out about it and kill him. Now I didn’t read the next part to find out what happens yet, that’s tomorrow’s reading. This is just what would be going through my head if I was David. He knows if he goes he will successfully save Keilah but what then? What do we do when when God calls us but doesn’t give you more than go and do? What will the personal cost be? David does it and saves the town and that is the end of today’s reading.