How to find God's will

So many people are afraid to do anything because they might miss the will of God. They pray and pray and He never seems to answer.

What's going on?

Is finding the will of God like reading a map, make a wrong turn and you can end up in a dead-end? Or is it like a big broad highway with guardrails on it?

I say it's like the latter, there's less of a penalty in life for making well-intentioned mistakes than we realize. We need to ease up on ourselves, take time to pray, and then take action. If your heart is right, there is no wrong. When trying to figure out the will of God, if your heart is right, it's hard to mess up.

Here's the deal: On so many issues in life, God has already expressed his opinion. Sometimes he's given us a clear command as in "love one another," or "Go into all the world and make disciples." And other times he would really prefer that we put ourselves in motion and then allow him to help us course-correct as we go along. The Bible tells us, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." (Prov. 3:6)   

When my wife and I first set foot on the plane for India, we did so trusting in God’s goodness as we moved out in faith, believing we were in his will. We felt we were being totally committed to an unknowable future. It was waaay outside our comfort zone as we tried to be radically obedient to God. We thought it would be easier, more comfortable, more peaceful, but this took us nose-to-nose with our fear. We were so close to it, we could see the pores on its face.

I was reflecting on the face of fear this morning in prayer and I felt God saying, “Your fear will not serve you where I want to take you.” I realized I would have never seen it if I hadn't committed to an unknowable future."

You can take bigger risks with God than you may be taking. He's waiting for you to test his goodness.

If you need some kind of a formula, these steps by George Mueller are as good 

as you'll find:

1. Get your heart right. This is 90% of the task of finding God's will in an issue.

2. Listen to the Spirit and check the Bible.

3. Pay attention to how He may be speaking through circumstances.

4. Ask God to show you his will.

5. If your mind is at peace after several petitions, take action. 

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Prayer Requests

Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak clearly to the people and that many will turn to the Lord.

Pray that young people will respond to the challenge of missions, and fan out to various parts of the nation with the Gospel.

Pray for the spiritual growth of our new believers and seekers who are facing indirect opposition from their own community.

Pray for the Unreached Arora of India

Population: 3,582,000
World Popl: 3,597,000
Main Language: Hindi
Main Religion: Hinduism
Bible: Complete
Status: Least-Reached
Christ-Followers: Few, less than 2%

 

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