Knowing God's Will For Your Life... ♥

Knowing God's Will in Ten Steps... ♥

[source: Amazing Change]

God doesn't want to lead you with a bridle like a horse or a mule that has to be reigned in. He wants to lead you intelligently by the Holy Spirit according to the Word. [Psalms 32:8-9]

1. Be in harmony with God's Word and Law

I delight to do thy will, thy law is within my heart. [Psalms 40:81] Would God lead you into breaking His law? No. [Isaiah 8:20] His Word is to be a Lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path. [Psalm 119:105]

2. Be willing to do God's will

Jesus is your example. He came to do His Father's will. [John 6:38] If you are willing God will show you. [John 7:17] You shouldn't be planning your own life. You should be trying to do God's will. [James 4:13-15] God's will is much more beneficial than your own. [Jeremiah 29:11] Your ways lead to sorrow, death, and destruction. [Proverbs 16:25]

3. Fervent faithful prayer for guidance

Ask in faith, nothing wavering. [James 1:5-6] Effectual, fervent prayer of the righteous avails much. [James 5:16] You can have confidence that if you ask according to God's will, He will hear you. [I John 5:14]

4. Do what lies nearest you first!

God has many things to tell us, but we can't bear them now. Do what you can do and what you know to be correct, right now. Then He will show you what to do next. [John 16:12] In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path. [Proverbs 3:6] Be faithful in the least first and God will give you more. [Luke 16:10] If you don't obey God in the small things how will you obey during the big test? [Jeremiah 12:5]

5. Which option will bring the most Glory to God?

Do ALL to the glory of God! Give none offence to either Jew or Gentile or to the Church. [I Corinthians 10:31-32] That God in ALL things might be glorified! [I Peter 4:11] Part of the last warning messages to the world contain these instructions "give glory to Him". [Revelation 14:7]

This indicates that most of the world will not be giving glory to God at the end of time.

The decisions you make in your daily life indicate whose side you are on.

Don't cause anyone to stumble. [Romans 14:13] Don't hurt ever, the least of God's children. [Mark 9:42]

6. Seek Christian Counsel

Be careful who you counsel with. Paul wrote at the end of time there would be many who had a Form of Godliness [2Timothy 3:5,7,8] and many false teachers. A good Christian counselor should point you to a "Thus saith the Lord". There is safety in a multitude of counselors. [Proverbs 11:14] Don't follow the counsel of the ungodly. [Psalms 1: 1-2] Cursed is the man that puts his trust in man. [Jeremiah 17:5-10]

7. Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit

Though you go through adversity and affliction, God will talk to you. You will hear a voice behind you as you turn to the right or left. God will show you, "This is the way, walk ye in it." [Isaiah 30:20-21] That still small voice that makes you feel so uncomfortable is the Holy Spirit speaking to you. God doesn't speak to you in a earthquake or fire, but in a still small voice. [I Kings 19:11-12]

8. Humbly wait on the Lord

Those that overcome the beast and his mark have an identifying characteristic of patience. They keep God's commandments (not man's) and they humbly wait for Jesus. [Revelation 14:12] Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him. [Psalms 37:4-7] He cannot forget you, your problems, or struggles! Trust Him! He thinks about you constantly!!! [Isaiah 49:15-16] He guides the meek. [Psalms 25:9]

9. Make and implement a decision

After you have gone though all these steps move forward in the Lord. Have courage the Lord is with you! [Joshua 1:5-6] You have wholly followed the Lord. He has kept you alive to do His will. [Joshua 14:9-12] Now go after it! Be like Joshua and say "Give me this mountain!"

10. God's Providence!

Watch for the opened or closed doors. Don't worry about what is on the other side of the door. Move forward with your eyes on Jesus. Watching for His leading. Make sure that you are not violating His Word as you move forward. [2 Corinthians 2:12] God will open doors and break in pieces the gates to accomplish His will for your life. You can count on it! [Isaiah 45:1-3] Even the mighty city and nation of Babylon was no match for our Lord. All throughout the Bible you can see incident after incident of God's will being accomplished.

As you move forward watch Him remove the obstacles and remember that He often requires you to move first. Why? This tests and shows you the state of your Faith. It causes you to exercise your faith. Is it important to have little tests now prior to the big crisis? ABSOLUTELY!!!

The people at the end of time who overcome the beast are described as having the faith of Jesus. What kind of faith did Jesus have in His heavenly father? The Greatest! [Revelation 14:12] I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. [Revelation 3:8]

God Guides You in Doing His Will

Has not God said He would give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him? and is not this spirit a real, true actual guide?

Some men seem afraid to take God at His word as though it would be presumption in them. They pray for the Lord to teach us and yet are afraid to credit the pledged word of God and believe we have been taught of Him.

So long as we come to our heavenly Father humbly and with a spirit to be taught, willing and anxious to learn, why should we doubt God's fulfillment of His own promise? You must not for a moment doubt Him and dishonor Him thereby.

When you have sought to know His will, your part in the operation with God is to believe that you will be led and guided and blessed in the doing of His will.

We may mistrust ourselves lest we misinterpret His teachings, but make even this a subject of prayer, and trust Him, still trust Him to the uttermost, that His Holy Spirit will lead you to interpret aright His plans and the working of His providence.

God wants to fill you with peace.

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." [Matthew 6.-33]