Ask
1 Chronicles 14
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(v. 9-10) "Now the Philistines had come and raided the valley of Rephaim; so David inquired of God: 'Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?' The Lord answered him, 'Go, I will hand them over to you.' " (v. 13-15) "Once more the Philistines raided the valley; so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, 'Do not go straight up, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. As soon as you her the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.' "
My Thoughts
Sometimes we just want to do things on our own. Especially when we're younger. Older kids just want independence, younger kids don't want to be alone. When we're adults, we think we should be able to do things on our own without anyone's help. Sometimes we are wrong.
Everyone needs help sometimes, and there is absolutely no shame in that, no matter what it is for. In fact, it is a good thing to ask for help when you need it. It shows that you aren't arrogant and can make others like less intimidated by you.
David, the king of Israel, who had won so many battles and done so much, needed help. David knew that he was not perfect an that God knows best. When David wasn't sure of something, he asked God. In this case here, we see that David asks God if he should go and attack the Philistines or not. "Will you give them over to me?" He asks. We should all have the same mentality, not necessarily with the same situation.
There are some people that think they shouldn't make any decisions for themselves, but that for everything, they should be asking God. Now, there's nothing wrong with that, but God doesn't want us to be mindless robots either. He gave us freewill of choice for a reason, and He will not overstep that either. Other people don't want God to have any say in their life. What we really need is a good balance between the two.
When you are really unsure of something, ask God. Give it to Him and ask for His advice and what He wants you to do. There are many times when we really need advice. If we are not in our right mind to make any choices because we are angry or depressed or even extremely happy, we can end up making choices that are not necessarily the best at the time. Other times, asking for that advice save us. It saves us time or money or other things. Think if you didn't know the directions to someplace (and you don't have a map or GPS) and you wanted to find it on your own. You'd probably waste a lot of time, not to mention gas. If you asked for advice, however, you wouldn't.
Hey, asking God for advice on something just gives us another thing to talk to God about! Talking with God is so awesome, so whenever I have anything that I want to talk to Him about, tell Him or ask Him, it's actually very good for me because I get to spend more time with Him. God loves that so much, and I hope you do as well! I know I do!
Everyone needs help sometimes, and there is absolutely no shame in that, no matter what it is for. In fact, it is a good thing to ask for help when you need it. It shows that you aren't arrogant and can make others like less intimidated by you.
David, the king of Israel, who had won so many battles and done so much, needed help. David knew that he was not perfect an that God knows best. When David wasn't sure of something, he asked God. In this case here, we see that David asks God if he should go and attack the Philistines or not. "Will you give them over to me?" He asks. We should all have the same mentality, not necessarily with the same situation.
There are some people that think they shouldn't make any decisions for themselves, but that for everything, they should be asking God. Now, there's nothing wrong with that, but God doesn't want us to be mindless robots either. He gave us freewill of choice for a reason, and He will not overstep that either. Other people don't want God to have any say in their life. What we really need is a good balance between the two.
When you are really unsure of something, ask God. Give it to Him and ask for His advice and what He wants you to do. There are many times when we really need advice. If we are not in our right mind to make any choices because we are angry or depressed or even extremely happy, we can end up making choices that are not necessarily the best at the time. Other times, asking for that advice save us. It saves us time or money or other things. Think if you didn't know the directions to someplace (and you don't have a map or GPS) and you wanted to find it on your own. You'd probably waste a lot of time, not to mention gas. If you asked for advice, however, you wouldn't.
Hey, asking God for advice on something just gives us another thing to talk to God about! Talking with God is so awesome, so whenever I have anything that I want to talk to Him about, tell Him or ask Him, it's actually very good for me because I get to spend more time with Him. God loves that so much, and I hope you do as well! I know I do!
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
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