Thoughts on God’s Will
As I have shared before I have been on a journey to find “God’s Will” for my life, and I have had an interesting response to this. For a while I felt that I was lost and just going through the motions, but I have recently been awakened and shaken from this thought, and some of that is due to the book Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will
Kevin talks about three unique aspects to God’s will that can cause us to get confused when talking about it. The first is God’s will of decree, as DeYoung says in his book “This refers to what God has ordained. Everything that comes to pass is according to God’s sovereign decree. And all that he decrees will ultimately come to pass.” The second aspect of God’s will is His will of desire, which refers to what God has commanded us to do. God’s will of desire is how He wants us to act and behave. Now many of you will ask how can God decree all that happens, and then hold US accountable for our actions. I don’t have a great answer for you, all I can say is that the Bible clearly affirms both aspects of God’s will, and he exists beyond my comprehension so I will trust Him. Finally if God’s will of direction, what most people refer to when saying they are looking for God’s will. What DeYoung has to share is that while God has a desire for our lives, and that he has a specific plan for us it is not something God expects us to figure out before we make a decision. Throughout the book DeYoung makes a well thought out, and Biblically documented argument that God’s will is for us to become more Christ like, it is not a corn maze, a tight-rope, a bulls-eye, or a chose your own adventure book. Biblically God will give us wisdom and insight into decisions, but we should not be stagnant sitting around for God to give us the perfect answer every time.
Overall I would strongly recommend Just Do Something
On a side note, I am sitting here in my house watching and listening to my parents Bible study meeting in our house. It is their first meeting after their summer break. It is an interesting situation for me to be in because I have been able to sit and chat with a founding couple of North Way, the church I go to, and to just have a dialog about our beliefs and theology while catching up on what has happened over the summer. They are meeting to discuss what they want to study this fall, how they can pray for each other, and just sharing what is happening in their lives and their children’s lives. It is just so neat to see these people coming together in community to share life in Christ with each other. It is literally bringing tears to my eyes as I am sitting here and observing their meeting.
This is what I want to be continually living in, when I look to my future I want to be married with at least two children, and have close friends living around me sharing our lives together in Christ, not just weekly, but daily. That is what I will be praying for, even more I am praying for God to prepare me to be the husband he wants me to be, to lead my future family centered in the Holy Spirit, and striving to serve God in all we do. BTW my parents group chose to study C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity
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