One day a man woke up to find himself in place he never intended. Surrounded by the past of his decisions and the future of uncertainty; he folds under to the pressure of another day. Walking numb through the morning with not a smile in site he lumbers to work. Enduring another day of tasks and problems it punches the same spot that has since lost all feeling. As he battles to get home the anger, frustration, rage and lack of joy bubble up. Sitting in traffic it all comes crashing down and as the better of him fails he cries out “What is your will for my life God????”
Ever had a day like that? Maybe you feel your life is like that. Often is seems that we can never catch a break, that there is always something. What I have noticed is that all of us are in this boat. In Matthew 5 Jesus tells us this; “He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
But in this mixed up world there are two kinds of people; 1) those that know the will of God and 2) those that know not God’s will. His will is a providential guide, helping you make each step in life in the correct direction, kinda like that TV commercial with the green path and arrow. Oh, if only it was that easy.
Understand as nice as that would be, God does not make dummies and finding His will for your like is no different. God wants some zeal, passion, some desire to come out of you. You have to take part in this journey of your life. When you do you will find His will.
So finding God’s will is often filled with many stubbed toes, but He provides two boundaries in which to explore. As long as you stay there you will find it, no matter how long it takes. One boundary is God’s active, sovereign will. God is doing things in the earth today, right now as you are reading this and that is one way to find his will, find out what He is already doing and hang around there.
The other is His moral will. This confronts sin and destroys the inequities (fancy word for bad habits) we hang on to. Often because of our sin we launch ourselves into the weeds of life and struggle to do the same thing others do with ease. Why the trouble? Well sin, it’s like a ball and chain around your leg. Sure you can still run, but you will not run far and you will tired faster; result--less progress.
So, by now you know that life is full of decisions in life. So my best recommendation is to read the Bible and get God’s moral compass in you, then start to do things and be at places where He is (Church is a good place to start), from there you can hear the words of God that have been screaming for years to get you to turn left and not right and then right and not left.
“Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. At the town center she makes her speech. In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand. At the busiest corner she calls out: "Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn? About face! I can revise your life. Look, I'm ready to pour out my spirit on you; I'm ready to tell you all I know. As it is, I've called, but you've turned a deaf ear; I've reached out to you, but you've ignored me. (Proverbs 1:20-22 The Message)
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