Verse from 1 Kings

“约沙法又对以色列王说：“现在请你先求问耶和华。””

列王纪上 22:5

“But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel of the Lord.””

1 Kings 22:5

This verse is from the wonderful story of Micaiah the prophet. Jehoshaphat knew not to trust the counsel of false prophets. He was adamant that before they went into battle with anyone, God's people needed to first seek the counsel of the Lord! 

This should also be our approach to life. So often we ask God to bless what we've already decided rather than spending time in prayer, fasting, and Scripture seeking our Father's will. 

Let's not rush our decisions. God has promised that He would lead us with His Spirit, let's not rush the Spirit's input, or even worse, ignore it and then ask God to bless us anyway!