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Hello friends, today on Study Scripture Online I want to take just a couple of minutes to chat with you about Finding God’s Will for Your Life.
One of the most popular statements in Christian circles over the past half century or so has been, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." That's a happy, reassuring thought for sure, but an awful lot of Christians are wondering, “If God has a wonderful plan for my life, why isn't He telling me what it is? I've followed all the steps that I've been given as to how to find God's will, as to whom I should marry, or where I should go to college, or whether to invest in a particular company, but honestly, sometimes I have blown it by a mile and most of the time I lack the real certainty that I have made the decision that God wanted me to make. I think I have, sometimes, but I don't have the assurance that most other Christians seem to have. What am I missing?”
I have a sneaking suspicion you may not be missing anything. Rather you may be suffering from unnecessary frustration and guilt because a lot of other Christians are claiming to have assurance of God’s will that you don't have, when the fact is they don't have it either. They claim they have it because they think they have it, or because they think Christians are supposed to have it.
People can mean at least three distinctly different things when they speak of “the will of God.” They may be referring to His sovereign will, His moral will, or His individual will. The problem arises from this third category, which is often defined as “a detailed life plan which God has uniquely designed for every believer, and which it is our duty to discern and follow.”
The process of finding God's individual will might be likened to aiming for the bull’s eye on an archery target. If you don't hit it, then you've missed His best for you. He'll give you some points for getting close, but of course you will never again have a perfect score. For example, if you marry someone other than the mate He chose for you, then your chances of hitting the bull’s eye are over, but God will help you make the best of the bad choice you made, if you let Him.
Now perhaps you've sensed that I feel there's something wrong with this concept of the individual will of God.
If you would like to explore this topic further, I encourage you to click on the link below, which will take you to a sermon on “How Do I Find God’s Will for My Life?” from a series on Hard Questions for Thoughtful Christians and Inquiring Skeptics.
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