Finding God's Will |
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God's Will is for you to obeyGod has a perfect will for you, and He also has a permissive will. "[God's will is] No longer an ethereal call that will begin on a starry Sunday some time in the future. Now! ... God wants us to make faith-filled decisions, so we can live in faith-filled obedience." "If you are saved, Spirit-filled, sanctified, submissive, and willing to suffer, ... If you are obeying God's Word in the five areas discussed in this chapter, God is already controlling your wants and desires. He is at work "in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13)." Identifying God's will"So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is" (Ephesians 5:17). Many believers desire to do God's will, but they struggle because they don't know what God's will is for their lives. God's will can be divided into His general will and His specific will. His general will is always clear. We find His general will clearly revealed in Scripture. It is the determining of God's specific will that is most stressful for the majority of believers. God's specific will One thing is absolutely assured: no one has perfect insight into God's will. The soundest, most mature believers can and do make mistakes about God's will. In determining God's specific will there are some absolutes that never change: God does have a plan for your life (Jeremiah 29:11). God's specific will is that we have a relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:3-4). God promises to give us wisdom if we ask Him and believe that He will give it (James 1:5). Romans 12:1-2 gives prerequisites that we must honor before God's will is revealed.
God doesn't use burning bushes much any more to communicate with His people, but He does communicate through burning hearts--hearts that are in tune to His Word and hearts that love and worship their Lord Jesus Christ.
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