Prayer
16.PrayaboutEverything
Proverbs3:6"Inallthywaysacknowledgehim, andheshalldirectthypaths."
Meaning:Whatevercoursewechooseinlifeor whateverdecisionwemustmake,wearetoknowthe mindofGodconcerningthematterbeforewetake action."Inallthyways"includeseventhemostminute decision.IfwewouldstoptoaskGod'swill,Hewould directusinthewayweshouldgo.Godisinterestedin everyaspectofourlives,notjustthebigdecisions.
Application:Weshouldprayaboutwhatweeat, wherewego,whatwewear,andwhatwesay. ThechildrenofIsraelmadeabaddecisionwhen theymadealeaguewiththeGibeonites,butitwas becausethey"askednotcounselatthemouthof theLORD"(Joshua9:14).Godpromisedtogive wisdomtothepersonwhoasks(James1:5).
ConsiderHimWhoiseverpresentwithyou,and nevertakeonestepwithoutHisadviceor permission.
OtherVersestoStudy:ISamuel30:8;IChronicles28:9;Psalm32:8; Proverbs16:9;Jeremiah10:23;Ephesians6:18;Philippians4:6; IThessalonians5:17
3.WhatbaddecisiondidIsraelmakebecauseofnotacknowledging God?