God is interested in developing your character. At times He lets you proceed, but He will never let you go too far without discipline to bring you back. In your relationship with God, He may let you make a wrong decision. Then the Spirit of God causes you to recognize that it is not God's will. He guides you back to the right path.
Henry BlackabyIf you have been given a word from God, you must continue in that direction until it comes to pass (even twenty five years like Abraham).
Henry Blackaby