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Have you ever wondered what God’s will for your life is?
The most clear time for me was when I was trying to decide where to go to college.
And I narrowed it down to three and I liked all of them.
And I prayed and prayed.
God, what is your will for me?
And I never got anything.
So, here’s what I did: I made a list of all the things that were important for me in a college, and then I weighted them.
So, like the golf program was weighted heavier than the academics (just kidding).
And then, I rated each school on a one-to-ten scale, and created this mathematical formula to decide which school was the best: And Cedarville got the highest score.
So I went there.
Straight up.
But is that how we ought to make decisions?
based on math?
What about God’s will?
That’s what we’re gonna talk about tonight, and throughout this series.
Adjustment Bureau Video
The whole plot of this movie is that there is a specific PLAN.
This is how your life will work out.
You’re going to go to this school and do this job and marry this person and have this amount of kids.
And, this is a common belief in Christianity.
It’s not some weird behind-the-scenes creepy dudes in hats; it’s God who has the plan.
And for everyone of us, God has this plan, this little book that has your life written out for you.
And, as we begin our series on decisions, I felt it was important to talk about this issue.
Because, how do you make a decision will depend on what you think God’s will for that decision is.
We all should desire to follow God’s will—that’s the whole point of being a Christian!
So, let’s look at a few passages.
Survey of Biblical Passages on God’s Will
​ NLTMay your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
​ NLTDon’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
​ NLTGod has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan.
​ NLTGod’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.
​ NLTBe thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
​ NLTThe Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think.
No, he is being patient for your sake.
He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
So, what do all these passages tell us about God’s will?
When the Bible talks about God’s will, it basically never talks about this really specific life-plan where everything is laid out exactly the way he wants it and you have to do exactly that.
It talks about things like holiness and being made new in Jesus.
PREFACE: Opinion vs. Bible - confidence in interpretation, etc. etc.
Okay, so what I’m about to show you is a diagram that you will NOT find in the Bible.
But I think it is based on scripture.
(And it is loosely based on this book from John MacArthur: FOUND, which I would recommend if you want to know more about this.)
So, I could be totally wrong about this, but I have found it super helpful in my own thinking.
God has a sovereign will.
(You can see this in & .)
Sovereign will simply means this: God’s in charge, and he has a plan for the universe that cannot be stopped.
The Bible is a story about how God is rescuing and remaking the whole universe through Jesus, and eventually all will be made right.
God has promised that this will happen, and he can promise it, because no one can stop him.
God has a salvation will.
(You can see this in .)
This is pretty simple: God wants you to be saved.
Right.
God has a moral will.
(You can see this in and .)
This basically means that God wants you to do the right thing, and not the wrong thing.
There are two sides: God’s commands on what to do and God’s commands on what not to do.
So, here’s what this means for trying to find God’s will: Does this fit with God’s sovereign will?
(Yes.)
Does this fit with God’s salvation will?
(If you’re not saved, the rest of this doesn’t matter.)
Does it fit with God’s moral will?
(Read the Bible, Pray & be led by the Holy Spirit, know God’s character.)But
there are a bunch of things that the answer to all of these is yes: Should I play football or do band?
Should I take Spanish or French?
Should I volunteer for homeless people or single moms?This is where I would suggest to you that we need wisdom.
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How have you heard the will of God explained?
How have you tried to know God’s will in the past?
What do you think of the diagram on God’s will?
Is that helpful or confusing?
Do you agree?
What are some Bible stories/passages about wisdom?
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