Every one of us is making decisions right now that will shape the rest of our lives. The question isn't whether you'll seek counsel — the question is where you'll find it.

This is Part 2 of our three-part series, Hearing the Voice of God. Today's message — "Seeking God's Counsel" — takes us to one of the most instructive moments in the life of King David. He had finally been anointed king over all Israel. He had military experience, influence, and every advisor in the ancient world at his disposal. And the very first thing he did when the Philistines came for him was this: he inquired of the Lord.

David's greatest problem was never the Philistines. It was deciding what to do next. And that's exactly where most of us live.

David D. Ireland, Ph.D. | Lead Pastor | Christ Church

In this message, we work through three questions that will reframe how you make every decision going forward:

• Will I SEEK God? — Human counsel sees the moment; God's counsel sees every tomorrow. Human counsel offers opinions; God's counsel reveals truth. Human counsel can be sincere yet wrong; God's counsel is always faithful and true. David had every reason to trust his own experience — and he chose to seek God instead.

• Will I Seek AGAIN? — When the Philistines returned to the same valley, David didn't assume yesterday's strategy guaranteed today's victory. He sought God again. C.S. Lewis said, "Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done." Seeking God again is not weakness — it is wisdom.

• Will I Follow FULLY? — David didn't just receive God's counsel. He reordered his entire strategy around it — even when the instructions were unconventional. Victory followed obedience, not military competence. The Bible intentionally places obedience before victory.

We also look at George Müller, who cared for more than 10,000 orphans by seeking God for every need, and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, whose faith-shaped humility transformed one of the world's largest companies from the inside out.

"The greatest obstacle to hearing God's voice is not that God refuses to speak — it is that we have already decided what we want Him to say."

Key scriptures: 2 Samuel 5:17–25 | Jeremiah 29:13