1 Samuel 15

9: God's logic is not the same as our logic. It seems logical to do what Saul did. But God, seeing the bigger picture, knew different. We should never think that we know what's better for our wellfair than God does. It seemed logical to spare the livestock, but it was not what God wanted. We must never allow judgment to supersede to God.  

15: Why does Saul say "the Lord YOUR God"?

quite the imagery, Samuel hacking another man to death.

1 Samuel 13

3: Saul says, "Ooh! Look what I did! Look what I did!" Was that really necessary?  

8: Saul, always the people pleaser. Not wanting to look weak and others eyes. There can be peace in honesty and humility. But most people wouldn't agree with that statement.  

He never takes responsibility for the things that he does. He tries to compensate for his mistakes by making rash oaths that sound good at first but in the end just make him look foolish. 

This sounds a bit like me when I first started teaching. I didn't want to admit when I did not know something or when I had said something wrong. I was too concerned with not wanting to look foolish to allow myself to be humbled. I have a better handle on things these days. I am much more knowledgable but now if I don't know something, I say it. I allow them to figure it out themselves. Or I look it up myself. I pray that I would fever forget that first year of teaching and what it taught me.