Romans 7 v 18 v 20

Own goal. If any man draw back, my soul shall have pleasure in him.

Hebrews 10 v 38b

Sin shall not have dominion over you: Romans 6 v 14- 16.

Shoot yourself in foot. All that Job feared happened! Job 3 v 25

David’s sins. Lust. 2 Sam 11 v 2

Pride in numbering people. I have sinned greatly. 2 Samuel 24 v 10

Murder Uriah. 2 Samuel 11 v 15

Deception. 2 Samuel 2 v 8

Fear. And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of A’chish the king of Gath. And he changed his behaviour before them and feigned himself mad in their hands and scrabbled on the doors of the gate,

and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 1 Sam 21 v 13.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Tim 1 v 7

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4 v 18

Fear of Saul, “And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul, there is nothing better for me than that I should escape speedily into the land of the Philistines”. 1 Sam 27 v 1

Absolom tragedy. 2 Sam 13 v 21. King David was angry at the rape of Tamar but did nothing to rebuke him Then later when Absolom had conspired to murder Am-mon he again did nothing to punish him rather mourned for his as a favourite son. V 36