Option 1 or Option 2?

"Shall I yet go out to battle... or shall I cease?" (Judges 20:28)

Super crazy event in the Bible... (if you have a problem with it, sorry... if you need to ask me your q's hopefully I could be of assistance... Anyhow) , check it for yourself... I was really challenged by this chapter. Briefly, Israel had a horrific event happen in their nation, the obvious reaction was a "good cause" so they determined to see that justice was served. They made sure to pray about it, however their exploit was already determined! So they ask God, "who should go?" He says, "Uh... Judah" (Keep in mind this is the Abel Paraphrase). So Judah goes and gets beat down! They ask God again, "shall we go again?" He says, "Uh... sure." So they go again and get spanked!!! Finally, Israel goes before God and basically says, "God what is your will?" He then gives His input and they have victory.

The Main Point: Don't just jump on the bandwagon to a good cause just because it seems like the most natural or sensible thing to do... Find out what is God's will!!! Too often we decide what we are going to do and then we just ask God to bless it. Or we give God only 2 options not considering the fact that He may have option 3 in mind!!! Don't live according to worldly wisdom, ask God for heavenly wisdom... IN ALL DECISIONS!!!