Genesis 13:10-12
Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.
I learned this yesterday. What is nice before you may not be best for you.
If you look at the example of Lot, he selected the land that he surveyed before him which was well watered. It must have really looked great if the bible described it to look like the garden of the Lord. But it looked, it wasn't. In fact it was also sin-riddled and not good for him.
Attractive as things before us look, never chose anything with the human eyes. Abram may have had the drier piece of land but when the Lord was with him, he lacked nothing and only prospered. In contrast, Lot eventually paid the price for selecting the sexier choice of land.
May the decisions of your life, not by viewing what lies before your eyes. Do it with God's guidance.
M.
