Hey mamas!

This week we dive into one of the most powerful transitions in the Old Testament as Israel moves from judges to kings. We meet Saul, watch him rise, watch him fall, and then meet a young shepherd named David.

At the center of these chapters is a question that still matters today:

Who is sitting on the throne of your heart?

Israel wanted a king, even though they already had God leading them. Saul was looking for lost donkeys when God was preparing a kingdom. David was overlooked by everyone except the Lord.

This week we talk about:

❤️ Who is your king? ❤️ What does God see? ❤️ Can God open our eyes?

✨ Why Israel demanded a king and what that teaches us about modern distractions and misplaced priorities

✨ Saul's search for lost donkeys and how God often works through ordinary errands, ordinary days, and ordinary people

✨ What it means that God gave Saul "another heart"

✨ Why partial obedience is still disobedience

✨ How fear, comparison, culture, and public opinion can become our kings if we're not careful

✨ The powerful invitation to pray:

• What am I doing that I should stop doing?

• What am I not doing that I should start doing?

✨ David's calling and one of the most beloved verses in scripture:

"Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7)

✨ Why God sees more than labels and appearances

✨ How to see ourselves, our children, and others the way Jesus sees them

✨ The importance of reaching out when someone comes to mind and following spiritual promptings to encourage others

• Anything that takes God's place can become our king.

• God often uses ordinary moments to accomplish extraordinary purposes.

• We are always obeying something—the question is who or what.

• God is more interested in changing our hearts than changing our circumstances.

• The Lord sees potential where others see limitations.

• You may feel overlooked by people, but you are never overlooked by God.

1. Who is my king? What is receiving my attention, devotion, time, and heart?

2. Open my eyes. Help me see myself, my children, and others the way You do.

3. What am I doing that I should stop doing? What am I not doing that I should start doing?

This week our family is making simple prayer jars!

Write prayer prompts on slips of paper and place them in a jar to keep by your bed. Pull one out each day and pray for:

• Friends

• Family

• Missionaries

• Someone who is struggling

• Guidance

• Peace

• Gratitude

• The Spirit

• Courage

• Forgiveness

A simple reminder that we can take everything to our Heavenly Father.

• "Eyes to See" — Sister Michelle D. Craig

• "We Are His Children" — Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier

• "Think Celestial" — President Russell M. Nelson

"God doesn't call the impressive. He often calls the willing."

"While Saul was searching for donkeys, God was preparing a kingdom."

"The world is obsessed with appearance. God is focused on the heart."

"You may feel overlooked by people, but you are never overlooked by God."

"Ordinary people become extraordinary when they allow God to work through them."

Mama, maybe you feel like David this week.

Overlooked. Underestimated. Still out in the field tending sheep.

Keep showing up.

Keep praying.

Keep serving.

Keep trusting.

Because the same God who saw a king inside a shepherd boy sees something beautiful inside of you.

The world saw a shepherd.

God saw a king.

The world saw Saul's height.

God saw David's heart.

The world sees labels.

God sees His children.

So this week, stop asking:

"What do people see when they look at me?"

And start asking:

"What does God see?"

Because His view is the one that matters most. ❤️

Come, Follow Me Moms Podcast with Cassie Moore Helping busy LDS moms grow closer to Christ through simple, faith-filled scripture study.