Living in the Will of God

Living in the Will of God is not difficult, but it does take practice. The biggest hindrance is that we humans want to do things our own way.

We make a pros and cons list in our head about any action before we do it; and that usually causes us to miss God’s will. Human logic has no place in walking in the Spirit.

As we live in God’s will, the only consideration we make, when a thought enters our mind, is do we feel complete peace about it and is it aligned with God’s Word.

If we have any reservations or if the thought is not scriptural, then that thought is from the world, our flesh or the devil. In this case, we need to continue to wait on God in prayer.

Did you ever notice that God is never in a hurry? God also never gives us a detailed plan for His will ahead of time. He rarely tells us what to do until the moment He is ready for us to do it.

This is for our safety more than anything. Otherwise, if He revealed His will before His timing, we would jump ahead of Him or attempt to do it for Him.

Even if the task God calls us to do is unpleasant, His joy is our strength and His peace is our confidence (Nehemiah 8:10; 2 Corinthians 3:4).

Satan may attempt to distract, discourage and derail our attempts to walk in the will of God (Luke 4:13; 1 John 2:16). However, God always helps us to discern His truth over Satan’s lies (Galatians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13).

Living in the center of God’s will is the happiest place on earth.

Prayer:
Father God, we have so much assurance that we can trust You with the specifics of our life. Thank You for keeping us in the palm of Your hand and that no one can deter us from living in Your perfect will for our life (John 10:28-30).

We are so grateful that our security and our future do not depend on our human capabilities, but on You and Your faithfulness to us. Remind us not to rush ahead of You, or to work for You, but to follow Your Spirit each moment of every day.

Thought for the Day:

Our future is in the capable hands of our Creator and our hope is secure in Christ. – 1 Corinthians 15:19

Living in God's Will

 

The Bible tells us to wait on God and to be led by His Spirit (Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:9). If you want to walk in God's will, then wait on the Lord to tell you what to do and when to do it (Proverbs 3:5-6). Follow His perfect peace within your spirit. Do not make decisions out of fear, but out of faith and obedience. If you do not feel the Spirit prompting you to do something in particular, and you do it anyway, you are operating out of fear or presumption, and you may miss God's perfect will for your life. We do not have to sit idle, but we seek God's will for each day.

Get your advice from the Bible, not from people! People can confirm to us what God already spoke to us from His Word, but do not rely on anyone but God to tell you what to do. Ahithophel is a good example to show us why we cannot always trust a person’s advice. He started out as King David’s advisor and he had the reputation of someone who could hear from God (2 Samuel 16:23). However, he turned against King David because of David’s mistreatment of his granddaughter Bathsheba and her husband. 

We never know the reasons behind someone’s advice. They may have self-centered motives or misguided, worldly considerations. Paul commended the Bereans for being noble, because they searched the scriptures daily to prove if the words the preachers were expounding were God’s Words (Acts 17:11). Rather than following the direction of our circumstances, or some advice that is not based on scripture, we only follow God’s peace within us (Philippians 4:7). That is how Jesus lived. He only did what He saw and heard our Father doing (John 5:19).

The reason you have insecurity or confusion, and no peace about some decisions in your life at this time, is because God is not telling you to do it right now. You keep trying to summons the energy to do it, but you only feel conflict within. That is humanistic thinking. So, relinquish the decision to the Lord. Wait on the Lord's peace and just enjoy His presence until then. Never forget that God has a perfect plan for our life. We thwart His purpose when we independently make our own choices. We only succeed as we submit to His will (Proverbs 3:5-6).

You may repeatedly go to God for an answer and He remains silent. That means that you do not need that answer right now, so He is there just to hang out with you. Words are not always necessary when friends get together. Sitting in companionable silence with us is something God loves to do. You do not need to speak either. Just sit in His presence, allow His love to flow over you like a waterfall and enjoy being still. God will direct you to accomplish His purposes in your life in His timing and way (Isaiah 55:11).

Prayer:

Father God, as we walk in Your Spirit, our decisions are not based on the desires of our flesh, but on Your will for our life (Galatians 5:16, 25). As you lead us by Your Spirit, we do not fulfill the works of our flesh, but we walk by Your Spirit and reap the fruit of righteousness (Isaiah 32:17-18). Please strengthen us by Your Spirit and teach us to walk in Your ways (Ephesians 3:16, 5:18). We hinder You by our humanistic efforts, so teach us to walk by Your Spirit and to wait on Your timing.

Thought for the Day:

As long as we live in surrender to God’s Spirit, we will walk in God’s will.