Sometimes we make decisions on our own, judging the circumstances by how our heart feels or what our mind thinks that it would be best for us. Many times we make choices that are linked to our love for material things, to a fleeting emotion, or to our pride.
When our plans are not God's will, our personal failure will “work for the good," and it will get us in the position we should have taken before taking the decision ... I mean, on our knees before God, seeking His will and not ours.
In the letter to the Colossians, the apostle Paul explains that we must pray that we "be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord, to please him at all, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. "
Better to ask God to hear His will before making decisions on our own. Let us be obedient and follow the direction that Jesus Christ gives us.