Leaning on The Lord

A man is working to grow in Faith.  How or where does someone learn to lean on The Lord?  Lean too hard, a man may fall.  Don't lean at all, and a journey of faith stagnates.  Some people, they want to be seen as good by the works.  The road to hell was paved with good intentions.  Someone growing in faith, they need to be a penitent man, and learn to listen.  

God Almighty is The Lord of Hosts.  That is, The Lord of Armies, or a man's body is host to God's Spirit.  Man has freedom of choice.  

David Delivers Keilah

1Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.” 2So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” 3But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” 4Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.” 5Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.  (1 Samuel 23:1-5)

David didn't charge into battle.  David consulted God first.  God may have been setting something up or needed a moment to set something up for someone who consulted God first.  God may have been open to creating some sort of miracle.  When God moves, God likes man to know it is him.  

Israel consulting God, as Lord of Host, prior to battle, is a recurring theme through the Bible.  

Article:  Topical Bible: The Armies of Israel: Before Going to War: Consulted the Lord from Biblehub.com.  

Let us take a walk.  Imagine a busy downtown area of a city with a lot of pedestrians.  We, as servants of God, we are outside of the pedestrians.  The pedestrians being outside of God, they may have been in a matrix.  They were all connected together by The Spirit of Man. Everyone has their own agenda, but they mostly go about their business, and are not looking for trouble.  They are on auto-pilot being outside of God.  Walking through the downtown area, a man may have felt separate from everyone else.  God may be able to make changes on said Body of Pedestrians.  Someone may need to ask first.  

Should a man be seeking relics or be a Private Investigator, investigating evil doers?  These are topics that have been brought up in this blog.  The road to hell was paved with good intentions.  Someone should ask God first.  Man has freewill.  Is it in God's plan to move certain things for you?  Being able to see this is part of learning to lean on The Lord.