text: David prayed and asked God's direction—always a wise thing to do.
  And David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this band? Shall I overtake them?" And He said to him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them, and you shall surely rescue all." (I Samuel 30:8 NASB)
  The problem with the Christian metaphysics of today is that the believers do not inquire of the Lord. They assume they know how, when, where God should deliver and so they set out to accomplish the deliverance by "faith."
  How many, many times in Christian work today do people take the obvious for granted, just as Joshua did with the Gibeonites. "God has given us the great commission. Are we to sit around and wait after God has told us what to do? Let's get out there and do the job."
  David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back. He took all the flocks and herds [that had belonged to the Amalekites], and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David's plunder." (I Samuel 30:18-20 NIV)
  How is it with you? Are you in the middle of a "hopeless" situation? Strengthen yourself in the Lord. Ask God what to do. Fear and faith cannot dwell in your heart at the same time.
  My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, "Where is your God?" (Psalms 42:3 NIV)
  These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng. (Psalms 42:4 NIV)