138 – What do you do when you feel unappreciated?

Have you ever felt your talents and abilities were underutilized on a project you were working on? People just don’t seem to appreciate how much you have to offer at work, at church, or wherever? You just don’t get the recognition, or the leadership opportunities you deserve?

I have felt that way many times over the years. And along with those feelings would come the little voice in my head, “If I were in charge, I would do things differently”, or “I could do such a much better job than they are.”

I really don't feel that way anymore. But I'm reminded of them every time I read the story of Absalom, one of King David's sons.

This week's episode explores how Absalom approached these feelings:

• He felt unappreciated and underutilized 
• All the while he believed he could do a better job
• He wanted a position of authority
• He plotted and schemed to get revenge instead of seeking justice through the appropriate channels
• He flattered the people and won their loyalty away from King David
• He even planned to make himself King in Hebron

Unfortunately Absalom met an untimely death. All his plotting and planning got him nowhere in the long run.  His egotism and self-will were actually part of his downfall, even though that's what he thought would get him what he wanted.

Another "Son of David"

We have a better example of how to live our lives from another one of David's sons, and I don't mean Solomon. He had his problems as well.

I mean THE Son of David, Christ Jesus.

Jesus took the exact opposite approach from Absalom in the way he  lived his life

• He didn't se

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