God’s will has many facets that touch every aspect of a believer’s life.  His sovereign will is His overarching plan that defines reality and it cannot be thwarted.   It operates whether we know it or cooperate with it. God ordains, permits and brings about all things for His purposes. Isaiah 46:10 notes: “My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all My purpose.” 

God’s revealed (moral) will encompasses all His commands and instructions for how we should live.  It is this moral will we are called to actively pursue and obey.  Ultimately, He desires that you would seek and attain holiness.  In 1 Thessalonians 4:3, Paul writes “For this is the will of God, your sanctification.”

God’s will also serves as a guide as you walk in humility, seeking His wisdom in obedience and prayerfully trusting God with the outcome.  God’s permissive will allows for personal choice – obedience or rebellion – though there are consequences for each path.  Regardless, God will use your decisions to accomplish His higher purposes, never contradicting His holiness.

Interwoven with His universal will are the multiple dimensions of living in His will.  Every believer, being in Christ, is positionally in God’s sovereign will.  This is revealed in Ephesians 1:4-5: “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.” 

Yet, you are called into a deeper relationship as you walk in obedience, rejoicing with thanksgiving, and praying always as you surrender your will to His.  Learning to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit provides wisdom as you recognize God’s providence and His calling upon your life. You find your desires aligning with God’s desires. 

Your goal is doing God’s will, not just knowing it.  Jesus warns us in Matthew 7:21  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”  Being in God’s will is found in walking in intimate relationship with Him, trusting that “he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 1:6

Do you live God’s Will?

Someone’s eternity depends on it!

Awaken the sleeper!