There is a story in Numbers about a guy named Balaam, that makes his mind up before going to God, but spiritualizes it by "Praying about it."Long story short, Balok the king asked Balaam to curse the Israelites and offered him money for it. Balaam "prays about it" and God gives him an emphatic NO!
I assume that Balaam wasnt as emphatic with his "no" to Balok, and thus Balok offers him more money to curse the Israelites. What does Balaam do? He "prays about it" again, but this time Gods answer is different. He says to Balaam, "If you want to go, then go." In other words I already told you "no" but if you already determined in your head thats what you want, then be my guest!
God cannot violate your will and still call you a free being. He has a plan for good in your life and will do everything He can to get you to see it, but He will NOT force you. Jesus in Matthew 6 reiterated this when He said, "if its the applause of men you want, then you have your reward in full."
If you already know that you shouldn't do something, don't try to spiritualize it by saying "Ill pray about it!" Just dont do it!
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