Sometimes we think we have all the answers and that is usually when life is going well. The job is good, the family is fed, and our health is holding up. Truth is, we are always in need of God’s direction whether times are good or bad.

During his reign in 2 Kings 17, King Jehoshaphat grew “more and more powerful”. Yet during these times of abundance, he rarely took his foot off the gas in seeking God. When he faces war from a vast army, Jehoshaphat did only what he knew to do–what he had already put in practice even during those times when he was riding high. He sought God and he prayed.

“We don’t know what to do but our eyes are on you.”

Jehoshaphat’s cry is to be expected when we’re facing difficulties. But how many times, with diploma or degree in hand or in announcing a promotion or while flourishing in business do we think to say, “Lord, I don’t know what to do but my eyes are You?” If we’re honest, this is rare. Yet this constant seeking of the Lord more so in the good times is the mark of someone who knows they truly need Him.