Numbers 22:10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, 11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which cover the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
That’s as plain as you can get, for here we have God speaking with His own voice directly to Balaam even though the prophet already knows what ought to be done, yet, to make His will as clear as crystal He says explicitly “Do not go”. Such a direct and plain answer should be sufficient to preclude any more prayers on the same matter, but Balaam is one who has to be held with bit and bridle like the mule and the horse spoken of in our first passage.
In other words, he is not willing to be led by God in this matter, and for this reason, his relationship with The Most-High will turn sour if he persists. When a person complains of not being able to discern God’s after praying for guidance the problem is sometimes the disposition to have one’s own way regardless of any answer God might give.
If persons know in their hearts that they will force through their own agenda, regardless of what God may say, then it becomes futile to ask God to guide. God isn’t to be viewed as One who will rubberstamp every wish and fancy that we may ask of Him, for He only does what is best for His people.
Proverbs 1:27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: 30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!