1 Samuel 28

"The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa. When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear. He asked the LORD what he should do, but the LORD refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets. Saul then said to his advisers, 'Find a woman who is a medium, so I can go and ask her what to do.'
His advisers replied, 'There is a medium at Endor.'" v.4-7
Saul was overwhelmed at the sight of the Philistine army, and so he turned to the occult. Regard life's difficulties and obstacles as reminders to turn you in God's direction and make you depend on Him.

God did not answer his appeals because Saul because Saul had not followed Gods previous direction. Sometimes we wonder why our prayers aren't answered. But if we don't fulfill the responsibilities God has already given us, we should not be surprised when he does not give us further guidance. As we see from Saul's story, turning to anything or anyone else leads to disaster.

Taken from the NLT Life Application Study Bible