2 Chronicles 15 and 16 tells a story about King Asa of Judah. He was one of those Kings who was ever loyal to God and seeking Him together with the people of Judah. Can you imagine a whole nation dedicated to seek the Lord with all their hearts and soul? This is during the reign of King Asa. For 35 years he was loyal to the Lord and dedicated to serve Him. Because of this God gave them rest from war on every side.
Then the unexpected happened. Whenever we are caught up in an unexpected situation we try to find a way to escape from it. King Asa faced an unexpected challenge that is Israel coming up against them in Judah. For 35 years without war this is a surprise. Naturally, as a ruler, he doesn't want to put his people into trouble. He needed a way to avoid war breaking into their country. His intentions were definitely right. He just wanted to save Judah from having any attack from Israel. A decision had to be made.
Our mind has a tendency to think of different solutions--own solutions. What can we do we are worried? When your mind is cluttered with all the worries on what might happen you start to forget the good things that has happened in the past. How you have overcome the problems because you depended on God. Very quickly you decide to go with your own created solution or depend on others which sometimes could lead you to doing something wrong.
In King Asa's case, he bribed the King of Syria to help him get rid of the King of Israel in his plan to attack using the temple of the Lord's treasuries. Hoopsy daisy, a split second crash! What did you just do King Asa? The Lord used a seer to remind King Asa how asking for the Lord's help was the best way and not depending on others or using bribery to get rid of Israel. This time, he did not listen, instead he got angry. Then he got a very bad disease but still refused to consult God that he died in his sickness.
You cannot only have good intentions but also you must have the right means to fulfill your heart's intentions. "If you seek Him, He will be found by you." 2 Chronicles 15. Consult God or a church leader walking with God and ask His help on what you need to do to overcome your problem. He is just a prayer a way; it is the fastest and most effective thing you could do any time and anywhere if you are in a hurry.
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