The One Year Bible - Day 179

Yesterday we read about the final years of Joash. It seems a shame that he was generally a good king and followed God but presumably didn't have the courage of a soldier. When Jerusalem is threatened with attack, he simply pays off the attackers which of course prevents the attack but costs him dearly and betrays a lack of trust in God. I wonder sometimes when we make decisions that work out but which could have had better outcomes if we had asked God instead. We might pay off an unfair parking ticket whereas God would have us contest it and win. Even in spiritual matters, we might try and take the easy way out of a damaged relationship rather than accepting the confrontation and the solution that God can bring through that!