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David made a lot of regrettable choices in his lifetime—and this was probably one of his worst.
David saw Bathsheba, a married woman, and he sent for her and slept with her. When she got pregnant, he arranged for her husband, Uriah, to be killed in battle to cover it up. Uriah died never knowing the truth.
Then, the baby got sick and died. Bathsheba had lost both her husband and her child, and none of it was her doing.
Pain that isn’t your own fault is its own kind of heavy. You may be carrying the weight of someone else’s choices, a wreckage you didn’t create but still have to live in. If you’re carrying something that was never yours to begin with, name it and ask God to help ease the burden.
Know, too, that God can accomplish incredible things even through unimaginable pain. David and Bathsheba stayed together, and she gave birth to another son, Solomon—and Solomon would continue carrying the family line that brings us to Jesus.
Pray: God, I’m tired of carrying what I didn’t choose. Meet me in my grief and show me that my story is still moving forward. Amen.