1 Kings 12:15, NKJV: So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His word, which the LORD had spoken....
I have learned to rest in whatever is taking place in my life.
I no longer believe that satan can do anything to affect me negatively when I am walking with the Lord with a "do right" determination in my heart and mind. Yet some turn of events must occur because of what God has already said about His plan for my life.
In the past, I took some pot shots at Rehoboam for listening to and accepting counsel from his peers instead of giving heed to the counsel of his elders concerning Israel submitting to him. If, in fact, he had listened to the elders, then God's plan for Jeroboam to rule over ten tribes of Israel would never have come to pass, and that could never be.
Like me, you most likely have your own ideas about how certain situations should go especially as they relate to you and those you love. King Rehoboam's choice to disregard wise counsel reflected the arrogance of his own heart, and was allowed by the Lord so that God could perform what He had already declared to Solomon would take place in Israel.
One thing about becoming familiar with the voice of the Lord is that once you hear Him speak to you, little else matters enough to throw you, because you are confident that God will perform that which He has spoken.
In 1 Kings 11:11, God told Solomon that because He had spoken to him twice yet Solomon still chose to follow his own path and not God's plan for him, he was going to lose most of the people of Israel. God told Solomon that his servant Jeroboam was going to become the heir after Solomon's death. Because of this, Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, which caused him to flee to Egypt until Solomon died. God gave Jeroboam the wisdom to protect himself until it was his season to reign.
I have learned to rest in whatever is taking place in my life.
I no longer believe that satan can do anything to affect me negatively when I am walking with the Lord with a "do right" determination in my heart and mind. Yet some turn of events must occur because of what God has already said about His plan for my life.
In the past, I took some pot shots at Rehoboam for listening to and accepting counsel from his peers instead of giving heed to the counsel of his elders concerning Israel submitting to him. If, in fact, he had listened to the elders, then God's plan for Jeroboam to rule over ten tribes of Israel would never have come to pass, and that could never be.
Like me, you most likely have your own ideas about how certain situations should go especially as they relate to you and those you love. King Rehoboam's choice to disregard wise counsel reflected the arrogance of his own heart, and was allowed by the Lord so that God could perform what He had already declared to Solomon would take place in Israel.
One thing about becoming familiar with the voice of the Lord is that once you hear Him speak to you, little else matters enough to throw you, because you are confident that God will perform that which He has spoken.
In 1 Kings 11:11, God told Solomon that because He had spoken to him twice yet Solomon still chose to follow his own path and not God's plan for him, he was going to lose most of the people of Israel. God told Solomon that his servant Jeroboam was going to become the heir after Solomon's death. Because of this, Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, which caused him to flee to Egypt until Solomon died. God gave Jeroboam the wisdom to protect himself until it was his season to reign.
