1 Chronicles 15: 12 – 13 He said to them “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not enquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.”

Do read 1 Chronicles 15 and 16 to see how David had a second chance to bring the ark of God home. Note the process. He took responsibility for his mistake by realizing he had not asked the Lord. Then he prepared a place where the ark would rest. Next he identified the right people for the job – the Levites whom God had ordained to be the ones to carry the ark. He re-established God’s order of service.

You and I have to understand that even in our enthusiasm or haste to serve the Lord we can make mistakes. Like David, our first response may be to become angry at God when we do not get the result we hoped for, but as you can see from David’s situation that is never the appropriate response. Allow yourself to “chill out” as they say and re-examine your motives. The Spirit of the Lord will show you where you went wrong. Many years ago I made a decision which was well-intentioned and not entirely selfish. At the time I truly believed it was what God wanted me to do. The experience has been purgatorial, but in the midst of it God has revealed himself in truly amazing ways. He has taught me that he is my Savior Deliverer!

Do not curse your life experiences, even those that seem negative. If you believe you did wrong, confess it to God, ask for forgiveness and ask him to move you forward.