06/18/2026
The Saul Syndrome: How Insecurity, Pride, and Control Can Destroy Relationships. Most relationships do not fall apart overnight. More often, they deteriorate slowly through attitudes and behaviors that seem insignificant at first but, over time, create deep wounds and division.
The Bible provides a powerful example of this pattern in the life of King Saul.
Saul began as a man chosen and blessed by God. He was given a unique calling, tremendous opportunities, and every reason to succeed. Yet beneath the surface, insecurity, fear, pride, jealousy, and a desire for control gradually took root in his heart. What began as hidden struggles eventually destroyed his relationship with God and damaged nearly every important relationship in his life.
Sadly, the same attitudes that undermined Saul's leadership can quietly infiltrate our homes and marriages today.
When insecurity drives our decisions, we begin demanding reassurance instead of extending trust. When pride takes hold, we become more concerned with being right than being reconciled. When fear controls us, we attempt to manage and manipulate rather than love and serve.
We call this pattern The Saul Syndrome—the tendency to operate from fear rather than faith, self-preservation rather than self-sacrifice, and control rather than trust.
Join us this Saturday, June 20, at 1:00 PM as we examine the warning signs of the Saul Syndrome and discover how God's grace can help us cultivate humility, trust, and repentance.
Join us for food, fellowship, and the word!