2 Chronicles 26

So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he became strong. v.15

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King Uzziah reigned 52 years.  That's a pretty long time I'd say.  He did what was right in the sight of the Lord until pride got to him.  I wonder if it was in the last year of his reign, having run so well 51 years?  Unfortunately just like his grandfather Joash, he started off so well in his reign but he didn't finish well.  Uzziah did so many great things for Judah to rebuild and protect the nation.  And as long as he sought the Lord, the Lord made him prosper (v.5), so we can tell Uzziah definitely sought the Lord for many years.  We continue to see the note throughout the chapter that his frame spread far and wide, both from victories in battle as well as inventions of devices of sorts (shooting arrows and large stones).  This starts to be the danger zone: when he became strong after being marvelously helped.  The Lord was the one who helped him win these battles (v.7) and prosper the nation again, yet this fame and strength Uzziah got made him glory in his own strength and not the Lord's.  He must have stopped seeking the Lord and fixed his eyes on himself for we see Uzziah's end being struck by God as a leper the rest of his days.  Oh if only Uzziah's understood that "when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Cor. 12:10).
How do you seek the Lord both when times are good and when times are hard?  Why is it that it's easier to seek the Lord more in one of those times than both?   Have you noticed your relationship change with God when you don't seek the Lord? How so?