"And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together...Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to...and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God...for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever" (1 Sam. 13:10-13).
It's real easy to justify wrong actions especially when things don't seem to be going our way. When King Saul was facing an opposing enemy, rather than waiting on the Lord, he took matters into his own hands. He offered sacrifice to the Lord, which was not his place to do. It's never right to do wrong to do right. We are prone to make rash decisions when others fail to meet our expectations and let us down. Recently two faithful servants of the Lord chose to leave our church because of unmet expectations. But after giving it some thought and seeking godly counsel they had a change of mind and decided to stay. They realize that their decision to leave was influenced more by emotions rather than God's leading in their lives. We have far too many Christians bailing out of their churches, marriages and jobs because of unmet expectations. The best churches have problems. Couples that have healthy marriages that stay together have a lot of the same problems that other couples have the choose divorce as a way out. Someone said, "There's no problem to big for God to solve; only people too little to solve them." The Psalmist wrote, "My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him" (Psalm 62:5). Don't depend on man to meet your expectations, but rather depend on God to do so. Man will let you down. Don't be surprised by it. But God will never let you down. Be faithful where you are and don't make a move until you clearly have God's leading and blessing. Be very diligent to discern God's voice especially when you're discouraged and disappointed. I've heard it said that most of our unhappiness is the result of listening to ourselves rather than talking to ourselves. When you’re discouraged about circumstances that seem unfavorable, like the Psalmist, learn to preach to yourself saying, "My soul, wait thou only upon God..." Wait on Lord and trust him to come through for you in his time.
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.” Psalms 1:1-3
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