2 samuel 15: ⁵ As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family. ⁶ He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him. ⁷ “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted at David. ⁸ “The Lord is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul’s clan. You stole his throne, and now the Lord has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”

⁹ “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?” Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. “Let me go over and cut off his head!”
¹⁰ “No!” the king said. “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah! If the Lord has told him to curse me, who are you to stop him?”

¹¹ Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn’t this relative of Saul have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to do it. ¹² And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today.” ¹³ So David and his men continued down the road, and Shimei kept pace with them on a nearby hillside, cursing as he went and throwing stones at David and tossing dust into the air.

 

this is really just a continuation of yesterday. david amazes me.. he looks at even the negative things happening in his life and realizes that possibly they are coming from God.. how often do we try to determine that everything that doesn't go our way is from the enemy... and while it is true that the enemy is out here seeking to steal kill and destroy... he couldn't do anything without permission from God.. so ulitmately... even the unpleasant things.. even the negative people we encounter are coming from God in the long run... or at least allowed by Him...  

 

his only response is.. perhaps the Lord will see I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses...  

 

you don't hear him being angry of vengeful toward the one coming against him... I need a little more of this in my own spirit...