We have been reading in 1Samuel and 2Samuel for the Old Testament course.* I did not remember how much David went through, or how much raiding he and his men did. David did have a lot of blood on his hands, being the warrior he was!
As I read through this, I have been trying to picture what daily life for him and his men in those years, as well as the Israelites, would have been like. What a silly Christian thought it is, to believe that God will not put you through things.
It just strikes me how dangerous that thought can be for God’s people. If David had thought like that, surely he would have given up on seeking after God, long before he met Bathsheba. I haven’t got to that part yet, but Jerry and I were talking about how David must have felt after going through everything he did with God, and then to have sinned so greatly. Hard to imagine the feelings he must have felt.
Anyway just thinking out loud….with you! 
Beth D.