"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
- Romans 12 : 2
"God's will". I'm sure we've all referenced this phrase throughout our lives. If your like me, I'm sure you've cried, "Lord, help me to know your will!" When hanging out with your friends, you probably have steered into the discussion of finding out the "hows" and "whats" of your life. In some way or another we all return back to this concept of God's will.
Understanding God's will for our lives can be challenging at times. His will can be so simple and clear. In other situations, we have no clue what the Lord wants us to do. Aspects of His will seem to be laid out for us already while others require a journey of discovery.
My hope for growing leaders in the faith is that we progress in our understanding, discernment, and knowledge of God's will. The following series of Evangeleader blog entries will be dedicated to this topic and I'll be touching on a few thoughts that I've been meditating on lately. I'm excited to discover more regarding my own life and my desire is for God to reveal His good will towards you. Here are a few things we will dive into...
- The prerequisite to knowing God's will
- The character of God's will
- God's standard will
- God's personalized will
- How to determine God's will
- The dangers of not aligning with God's will
The Prerequisite
The most important lesson I've learned is that to know God's will, you have to be close to Him. The spiritual renewal of our mind is an awesome process of detaching from the world and conforming with God's desires. Loving God, the most important commandment, is the driving force behind understanding more detailed aspects of His will. Without repentance and a relationship with the Lord, the will of God in your life will always be elusive. Becoming wise in the knowledge of His will requires the fear of God. Loving submission to the Lord will ignite the wisdom you desire. The answers we are looking for are resting in God so have you found a quiet place to worship? Have you been reflecting more on your goals rather than Jesus? Have you fallen in any way lately? If so, run to His grace and seek forgiveness. Start your journey in God's will the right way. We call it "God's" will for a reason :-)
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