Title: David and Absalom
Reference: 2 Sam 16:5-14
Speaker: Dakotah Mote, DakotahM@cckc.church

> Every family has its share of dirty laundry, but always remembering that God's plan outshines the stains of any family's sin.

> Family suffering moves us to humility

“He faced the truth that his basic identity wasn't “king” but “sinner” and that he could live only by God’s mercy. Shimei’s curses peeled all the royal veneer off David and exposed his soul…He let the suffering bring him into the presence of the God of mercy and grace and love.”
- Eugene Peterson, Leap Over A Wall

> Family suffering moves us to pray

I only talk to God when I need a favor
And I only pray when I ain't got a prayer
So, who the hell am I, who the hell am I
To expect a Savior, oh
If I only talk to God when I need a favor?
But God, I need a favor
- Jelly Roll

> Family suffering moves us to hope in something bigger than family