- How do I know God’s will for my life?
- I feel stuck in a major life decision.
- I don’t know what to do next.
- If you get to know God’s heart, you’ll get to know His will.
- God’s Sovereign Will
- God’s Revealed Will
- God’s Permissive Will
- God’s Personal Will
- God’s Sovereign Will: God’s unstoppable, unchangeable plan that directs all things toward His purpose
Isaiah 46:10 NLT // Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass ...
Proverbs 19:21 // Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
- God’s Revealed Will: timeless truths revealed in His Word for how we live
1 Thessalonians 4:3 NLT // God’s will is for you to be holy…
- Hagios: set apart, different, sacred, dedicated to God
- You can’t walk in God’s will if you’re disobeying His Word.
- God’s Permissive Will: the freedom God gives us to make choices, even when they’re not perfect
1 Corinthians 10:23 NLT // You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial.
- God’s Personal Will: God’s unique, specific calling for you
Ephesians 2:10 // For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
- We are saved FROM and FOR
Psalm 32:8 // I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
- We overcomplicate God’s will and underestimate God’s goodness.
- How do we discover God’s personal will?
- Affinity: What breaks your heart?
- Ability: What has God made you naturally good at, or what have others affirmed as your strengths?
- Opportunity: What doors have already been opened for you, and where is the greatest need that you can help address?
- We trust God’s sovereign will.
- We obey God’s revealed will.
- We accept God’s permissive will.
- We walk in God’s personal will.
