Count The Cost Before Making a Vow to God

How can we understand the road we travel? It is the Lord who directs our steps. It is dangerous to make a rash promise to God before counting the cost. Proverbs 20:24-25.

We are often confused by the events around us. Many things we will never understand; others will fall into place in years to come as we look back and see how God was working. This proverb tell us not to worry if we don't understand everything as it happens. Instead, we should trust that God knows what he's doing, even if His timing or design is not clear to us. See Psalm 37:23 for a reassuring promise of God's direction in your life.
To say something is holy means to dedicate it, to give it as an offering to God. Dedicated means set apart for religious use. This proverb points out the evil of making a vow rashly and then reconsidering it. God takes vows seriously and requires that they be carried out(Deuteronomy 23:21-23).And oftentimes we have good intentions when making a vow because we want to show God that we are determined to please Him. Jesus, however, says it is better not to make promises to God because He knows how diffcult they are to keep (Matthew 5:33-37).If you still feel it is important to make a vow, make sure that you weigh the consequences of breaking that vow. (This is just of the Bible people who made rash vows, Judges 11:30-39.) Jephthah made a vow to offer to the Lord whomever came out to meet him after battle (it turned out to be his daughter).the result,he lost his daughter.

Quester Adams, Author of " A Meaningful Gift: Passing on The Richness of God's Love.