Pillar 4 - Maturity / Discipleship
Live God’s Will
Scripture quotes Jesus: “not my will, but thine, be done”.
The question most believers carry longest — what does God want me to do with my life — has a biblical answer that is both more specific and more relational than most people expect.
Do You Not Know ?
God Wishes That None Should Perish ...
That Everyone Would To Come To Repentance
Have Your Not Heard ?
His Plans Surely Will Come To Pass …
Don’t Be Foolish—Seek His Will For Your Life.
The Choice Is Yours !!
HELL - ENDLESS AGONY WITH SATAN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE
OR
HEAVEN - ETERNAL LIFE OF JOY, PEACE AND LOVE WITH CHRIST JESUS
Are You In God’s Will ?
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Where Will You Spend Eternity ?
Do You Live God’s Will?
This is the truth in its simplest form — the same words printed inside every Live God’s Will Truth Card:
Do not move past this too quickly.
If this is true, which it is, it changes everything about your life.
What Scripture Says About God’s Will
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 you 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 you 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. It is here you embrace the “Why” and “What for” for your life.
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?
What Others Ask
Q. How do I know God's will for my life?
A. Much of God's will is already revealed in Scripture — love God, love others, live righteously, share the gospel. The specific decisions of your life are discerned through Scripture (Psalm 119:105), prayer, the counsel of mature believers (Proverbs 15:22), the circumstances God opens or closes, and the inner prompting of the Holy Spirit — all tested against His revealed Word.
Q. What does the Bible say about discerning God's will?"
A. Romans 12:2 is the clearest text: 'Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God.' Discernment is not mystical revelation but the gradual consequence of a mind being reshaped by Scripture. As your thinking aligns with God's, recognizing His will becomes more natural.
Q. What is the difference between God's general will and His specific will for my life?
A. God's general will applies to all believers: holiness (1 Thessalonians 4:3), thankfulness (1 Thessalonians 5:18), witness to the world (Acts 1:8). His specific will — which job, which city, which person to marry — is discerned within the freedom of Scripture's boundaries. Most of what we agonize about as 'God's specific will' falls within a wide range of choices He permits and blesses.
Q. How do I surrender my plans to God's will without losing my sense of direction?
A. Proverbs 16:9 offers this balance: 'The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.' You are not required to be passive — you plan, you move, you pursue. But you hold your plans loosely, submitting them to God's redirection. The person who never plans rarely ends up anywhere; the person who never yields ends up somewhere God never intended.
Q. What does Romans 12:2 teach about being transformed and knowing God's will?
A. Paul's instruction to 'be transformed by the renewal of your mind' points to an ongoing process, not a one-time event. The Greek word for transformed (metamorphoo) is where we get 'metamorphosis.' God's will becomes increasingly clear, not primarily through spiritual revelation, but through the sustained transformation of how you think — shaped by Scripture, prayer, the community of faith and the work of the Holy Spirit.
Digging Deeper Introduction
God’s will is described in Scripture as having two expressions – His sovereign control over all things and His declared will through His commandments. Theologians term His hidden sovereign control as His decretive will and His revealed will as His preceptive will. Both emanate from His very nature and character. God’s specific will for you is revealed in your response to the circumstances He allows, the guidance of His Word, and the leading of the Holy Spirit with His goal of conforming you into the likeness of Christ.
God’s decretive will is sovereign and comprehensive. Ephesians 1:11 declares that God “works all things according to the counsel of his will.” Isaiah 46:9-10 records: “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.” Nothing falls outside the scope of His will as He actively governs all events according to His eternal purposes.
God’s will reflects His character and nature. It is eternal, unchanging, purposeful, wise, compassionate and just. Romans 12:2 describes it as “that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Ephesians 1:8-9 describes “the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure … to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.” As hinted here, His wise and purposeful acts are often shrouded in mystery. Romans 11:33-34 exclaims: “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” This requires humble recognition of your “created” status before your Creator, placing complete trust in His loving and just care.
God has a will for your life—will you submit to it?
Someone’s eternity depends on it!
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