We find understanding of God’s plan for our lives in three core words found in the New Testament: Purpose “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will” (Ephesians 1:11, ESV, emphasis added). Call “Walk in a
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Note: This Interruption is a follow-up to yesterday’s Interruption #1902: First Calling Then God’s Will. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable (Romans 11:29, ESV). Walking the narrow path of God’s will releases His peace and power into your actions. James writes that we experience unanswered prayer because we ask with wrong motives.
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Once a person begins to follow Jesus, there’s an initial and important question: “What’s God’s will for my life?” We must seek God’s will, as the Apostle John writes, “The world is passing away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17, ESV). There’s an easy principle
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Following Jesus means knowing His will, as we don’t have a path to follow without knowing what God wants us to do. I’ve found that Romans 12:2 offers insight into understanding God’s will. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is,
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For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God (Romans 8:14, NLT). As our earthly father involves himself in all aspects of our lives, our Heavenly Father does as well. His presence is always with us. He speaks and leads us daily. The problem isn’t God speaking but us listening. David
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Seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul (Deuteronomy 4:29, ESV). Pursuing God means pursuing God’s will. God gave Adam and Eve a calling; God gave Noah a calling; God gave Abraham a calling; God gave Moses a calling; God gave
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Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall (2 Peter 1:10, ESV). Calling is the purpose of our lives. Every follower of Jesus has a unique purpose designed and monitored by God through spiritual gifts and ministry opportunities. It’s an individual and narrow
Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter (Matthew 7:21, ESV). Walking in the fulness of God’s blessing depends on knowing God’s will. Below are a few benefits of walking in God’s will. What
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We ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that” (James 4:15, ESV). Let’s consider our next major decision. How do we find God’s will? Below is a simple plan for knowing God’s will that I call The Cycle of Confirmation. In the early 1970s, I was leading a bunch of
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This is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us (1 John 5:14, ESV). There is blessing in walking according to God’s will. The Apostle John teaches in 1 John 5:14 that when we follow God, He hears our prayers. Then John adds in the next
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