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2 Samuel 2, verse 1.

After this, David inquired of the Lord,

Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?

And the Lord said to him, go up.

David said, to which shall I go up?

And he said, to Hebron. I love this first. The first thing David does, as he prepares to be anointed king, is he inquires of the Lord. God shall I do this? Where do I go? What do I do? He is from the beginning here, seeking God for direction,

for wisdom, for help, for guidance. He's not doing anything apart from the direction and guidance of God.

Now obviously, for anybody who knows the way David's life unfolds,

if he had just done this at every moment,

then so much of his story would be different.

But isn't that true not just for David's life, but for our own lives?

What would be different if we paused before making major decisions and even minor decisions?

And we, I just think about the book of Nehemiah, when Nehemiah is constantly looking up to God

and praying for direction and for guidance in this way or that way.

And then the New Testament with the Holy Spirit of God in us, given to us, to lead us and guide us.

So for you and I to live today and tomorrow, constantly looking

to God, praying continually like the Bible calls us to do, asking for direction and everything

we do, not being quick to do this or that before looking to God and asking for his direction, his guidance, his wisdom, his help.

Oh, God, we pray that you would help us to inquire of you constantly, continually, all the time.

God, today, give us in our minds and our hearts a constant God consciousness,

a consciousness of you and your spirit in us. Lord, we want to follow you today. We don't

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