From The Blazing Center:
God’s will isn’t a deep, dark mystery we have to solve.
He isn’t playing hide and seek or throwing out red herrings to throw us off the track. “Aha!” we can almost hear him saying, “You thought I was calling you to be a nurse, but I really wanted you to teach music. Now you’ve got to settle for plan B.”
Here’s how to know God’s will. It’s sitting on your coffee table. Or in your backpack. It’s there in your Bible.
Sorry to be so unspectacular. But knowing God’s will is just this simple: Open Bible. Read. Do what it says. In fact, at times the Bible comes right out and says, “This is God’s will.” For example:
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor (1 TH 4.3-4).
Here’s God’s will: grow in holiness and purity. Don’t selfishly use others. Increase in self-control.
But that sounds like effort. Like raking leaves. We’d rather pull God’s will from a fortune cookie than do the hard work of sanctification. Here’s another verse:
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 TH 5.16-18).
Learn to pray and praise God in every situation and he’ll let you know if you should move to Mozambique. Lay down your life for others and he’ll direct your career. Take care of the depth of your character and Christ will take care of the breadth of your ministry. Read your Bible, pray, devote yourself to a local church, serve, share the gospel any way you can. Jesus won’t let you miss his will.
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