I often make Saul 's mistake of assuming that I know God's will better than He does,  that I know best what will please Him. the Lord told Saul to kill Amazes and put all his followers and their possessions under the ban. Instead, Saul kept a lot of the livestock, ostensibly to sacrifice to God. When Samuel confronts him, he insists that he obeyed the LORD and that he will sacrifice the rest. He loses his kingship because there are many sins contained in one. First, he disobeyed the LORD. Second, he assumes that he knows better than God, even that he knows God better than God knows Himself. Third, he tries to conceal his sin by deceit. Finally, he is greedy and cowardly, since he kept the best livestock from the ban and did so at the request of his army. If God asks for me to clean my room or spend time with my brother, a rosary will not appease Him, because the words themselves were never what pleased him. He desires our love and obedience. Any form of offering, if not done out of live and obedience to Him, is empty show.

But we can also learn from Saul to worship the LORD always. He finally admits his sin and begs forgiveness through Samuel, and he is denied. Even though he loses his kingship and the favor of the LORD, he worships the LORD. Christ forgives our sins when we repent,  but we should not worship Him merely because he has shown us mercy. First and foremost, we should worship God because He is God.

I'm praying for you!

:)