Making The Right Decision

1 Samuel 23:4, “Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.”
David was a mighty leader and one who made decisions that affected many. We are told in scripture nine different times David “enquired of the Lord”. In other words David went to God and asks Him what he was to do. Each of the times David went to god for guidance was after he was a great leader. One thing David shows us is to be a great leader you must be a good follower. David was a follower of God and always sought His leadership and guidance. David sought God’s advice from the mundane to the most important matters.
Many times we are faced with decisions that have challenges and our first inclination, epically if others are waiting or relying on for our answer, is to make hasty decisions based on the understanding of the moment. Even when David was faced with a life threatening decision he sought the Lord for direction before he moved. We should all develop a habit like that.
There is no doubt you may have sought God’s advice in a particular situation, whether it was a career change, relocation or other life changing action. You may have received clear direction for the last major decision you made. A fresh challenge has presented itself what should you do? Do like David, enquire of the Lord yet again. You can’t be too dependent on God. He never wearies of our questions. In fact he really wants to hear from us all the time.
You may never be faced with crisis like David when all his men turned against him and all the dependents of his soldiers were missing and thought dead. The encouragement example David set, He went to the Lord yet again, and the Lord answered him. He always answers those who inquire of him, and so he will answer you when you call upon him and inquire of him.
What a great God we have who is always near and hears our every prayer. Will guide our every footstep and shield us from every evil. All we have to do is ask. Jesus gave us this encouragement found in Mathew 7:7-8, “Ask, and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
Do like David and inquired of the LORD yet again.