BREAKING OFF LIMITS 20 DON'T RUN BLINDLY

Though I talked about going forward and about vision, but you must not run blindly. Why? Life is a risk, you must not be afraid to take risk but don't jump with your eyes closed. You must venture but you must not close your eyes.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Joshua 1:8

With confidence in God's promise, Joshua went to Jericho in the power of the LORD and pulled down Jericho. God gave him victory. But in Joshua chapter 7 verse 3, a small city called Ai defeated Israel.

Joshua sent spies to Ai but because of their past victory over Jericho, some people came to Joshua that he needs not to send many soldiers to Ai because it was a small city. They said since we were able to conquer Jericho, we will run over a small city of Ai with about 3,000 populations. So they told Joshua to send just few people to conquer Ai. Without prayer, not taking time to seek the LORD, Joshua harkened and sent some people to fight Ai.

When Joshua heard that the men he sent fled before the men of Ai, with 36 men dead in the battle, Joshua tore his clothes. He fell upon his face fasting and crying unto God in prayer. And the LORD said,

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you anymore, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. Joshua 7:11-12
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Joshua should have prayed before to know what to do but he did not. Many people do not pray until they have trouble. When God says "Wait", they will say, "I am in hurry." After doing their own bidding and trouble surface, then they will cry back to God and say, "God, see me, see me". We believe because we have succeeded in some things, it now becomes our formula. We say "After all, it can always work." No, you need God to give you directions. There is nothing too small in your life that God should not know about.

I know one of our members who left the bank and after few minutes armed robbers besieged the bank. I have heard about people who already boarded a plane and were told to come down; 30 minutes after they came down from the plane, they found out the plane crashed.

God will always give you a way of escape if you care to pray and seek direction from Him.

Life is a mystery, we know our past, we know a little of today, but we don't know tomorrow. The most intelligent of us cannot assume tomorrow more than you know your past. Unconsciously He will guide you; He will order your steps. That is why we need to pray to Him. He said in Jeremiah 33 verse 3,

Call unto me and I will answer thee, and show thee, great and might things which thou knowest not.

There are many things you don't know yet, so don't assume you know. Don't be proud of anybody that says, "I know everything". You don't know everything but God knows everything. Your life is only secured with Him. Don't undertake a journey before you know your destination. Don't take a blind risk in life, take counsel.

Where there is no counsel, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety
Proverbs 11:14

Southeastern in Nigeria succeed in business more than other regions because they take time to learn as an apprentice. After some time, they are released to set up a business on their own. You must have been tried and tested that you cannot fail in that business before 'freedom'. Therefore most of them don't fail in business because they are well trained. In Southwest Nigeria it is different. You see a man jumping at things he knows nothing about. When they ask him what you want to do, he says, "I want to do this business." Have you done that before? Never! Have you learnt or read about the business? No! He has not leant yet he wants to arrive at the peak. No wonder he falls when others are making it in the business.

This is why people do feasibility study. No one looks for oil in a place without first of all exploring. Before you can get oil or locate oil well, it is costly. It costs more than N160 million to dig an oil well; so you don't dig anyhow.

Sit down to plan. The tallest building in the Middle East is 164 storey building, it started from a well planned out foundation. Sit down with your wife and plan. If you agree together, you will become great. Your children can become a way through which you can become so great too. It was like a 12-year-old lad that made a difference in the life of Naaman. Don't say your children are too small; God can use anybody for you.

Preparation is the mother of success, so prepare adequately for your future.

Chapter end