Trying to Ignore the Issue

II Samuel 14:25 Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 26 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight. 27 There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.
28 So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence. 29 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Joab would not come. 30 Then he said to his servants, “See, Joab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.”

As we have seen, David's family life was beginning to unravel. After issues of rape, boiling bitterness, and murder, there was a definite lack of communication. This caused was uncertainty and mistrust. Joab had been instrumental in getting Absalom back to Jerusalem, so Absalom hoped he would intercede and help open the way for conversation with David. Not wanting to get caught in the middle, Joab stayed away.  As you can imagine, this fire got Joab's attention and he did make the meeting happen, but like bitterness, mistrust becomes engrained and hard to remove. Trying to ignore the issue does not make it go away. What are you ignoring today?