Dear Father, In the account of David and Uriah's wife, we often speak about David's lust and abuse of power, but rarely do we discuss Uriah's undiscerning faithfulness. The Scripture says, "David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah saying, 'Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die.'" Without intending to question Uriah's loyalty to his king, I am still troubled by the fact that the instruction that ended his life was carried by his very own hands. Perhaps he had every reason to trust the king, and this was what he received in return?! His story, however, leaves me with a broader question: How faithful is too faithful? How often have we witnessed people being betrayed, or even killed, by those they trusted most? Should we blame the wickedness of one or the innocence of the other? Experiences like this reminds me that faithfulness should be unwavering, but not unguarded, because wicked devices do not announce themselves with bells loud enough for us to recognize betrayal before it arrives. Where, then, should we draw the line between faithfulness and vigilance? I suppose this is where discernment comes in. Where we train our spirits to perceive the hearts of men so that we do not become so fearful that we cannot trust or so trusting that we become victims of evil. Learning to recognize the gentle nudge, timely instruction, and quiet warning of Your Spirit-- the perfect guard over our innocence. How often do we invest in developing spiritual discernment? Translations; Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu #LettertoGod #discernment #faithfulness #innocence #Uriahsstory