Proverbs chapter 20 verses 2-3 (NIV)
A person may think their own ways are right,
but the LORD weighs the heart. To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Sometimes what we genuinely think is the right thing to do is not the thing that God wants us to be involved with, at least at that particular time.
It may be because at that time our hearts are not in the place with the Lord that they should be, our that our motives aren’t right. God knows our hearts better than we do.
And, as King Saul learned to his cost, being obedient and doing what God wants is the most important thing of all. Far better than being so busy doing things for God that we don’t have any time to spend time with God.
Dear God.
Help me to remember that the most important thing is to do what is right and just and spending time with you. I pray in Jesus ‘ Name. Amen.