And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do."
Jeremiah 42:1-3
These people approached the prophet, pleading with him to talk to God and give them some direction about what they should do. The prophet agreed, and they in the next few verses promise to follow God's will, whatever it is. Unfortunately, after God told them what to do, warning them specifically against a different course of action, they pursued that course of action anyway.
I feel like this is the story of all of us, in a way. We often ask God to confirm our opinions and feelings, to tell us that we are right, and to back up our interpretation of events. Unfortunately, when we're wrong and God asks us to go a different direction, we refuse to listen, not seeing how God's way could ever work, and so we ignore his will, choosing our own instead, and thereby run into the consequences that God warned us about ahead of time.
Today, let's try being more honest with God. If we really want something to go a certain way, let's just admit it, and then let's work harder on trusting God and being willing to do HIS will rather than our own. God will help us get there if we ask for his help. :)
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