The Life of Balaam (Num 22)

Looking at the life of Balaam I saw several things:

1. I need to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. If I do not do that then I leave a foothold for the devil.
   
   
2. There are 2 plans: Plan A - what God's intends and Plan B - what I want. Eventually Plan A will be executed but I choose it in the first place then a lot of uneccessary suffering could be avoid. Balaam chose Plan B and in the end Balak didn't give him honour or rich and he was killed by the Israelites (Num 31:8).