If that's what I think His will is, I am not yet there. I would have been frustrated by now if I had not know His revelations because I am still single, I am yet to become a pastor, I am still in my desire that my whole family would go to church altogether.
Is it actually seeking Him first to know His will, not seeking His will to know Him.
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
If that's what I think His will is, it will lead to my misunderstanding on God's will and I would regret my decisions when I fail on something I prayed and thought was the will for me.
This topic was very resilient that one Sunday not so long ago, I had to ask an elder some guidance regarding my current situation then, of a different concern. Along our conversation, it lead to a question with "You don't know God's will?". It hit me. I just said I knew it already but after that, I have kept contemplating. What do I know of it. Have I been doing things that will lead me to that "will" He has for me. What's really God's will for my life.
This topic was very resilient that one Sunday not so long ago, I had to ask an elder some guidance regarding my current situation then, of a different concern. Along our conversation, it lead to a question with "You don't know God's will?". It hit me. I just said I knew it already but after that, I have kept contemplating. What do I know of it. Have I been doing things that will lead me to that "will" He has for me. What's really God's will for my life.
I just know that God's will is in the bible. But what does it really mean? Is it something that I'd look for passages that would strike me, and say ahhh, this is specifically for me and His will for my life. I need to go to my Nineveh (thinks of my Nineveh) and plan the trip so I won't be eaten by big fish.
(Although there will be cases that I might have to do so based from my calling that will unfold with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.)
I was always clueless and always trying to get into that 'will' then. In all these misunderstandings God has been gracious, He loves me more than I think He does. He wants me seeking Him first, and all these things (my desires based on the want to know His will) shall be added into my life.
We are free from the burden of trying to discover God’s will ahead of time. It is not a maze for us to perfectly navigate in order to reach our end goal, but instead, God desires for us to trust Him with all of the twists and turns.
God is sovereign over my life. Yes, He has specific plans for my future, but He does not expect me to find out the details of His plan before I get there. So this whole idea of finding God’s will for my life has been me searching for something God does not want to reveal.
Because we do not know, we will trust the One who holds it. If we fully know what His will is, we would probably just sit back and take all necessary paths to be there. Trust would be of less essence. But because we do not know what lies ahead, we keep on trusting God with our future, with what's going to happen when we commit our plans and desires to Him.
The bible is our guide to knowing who He is, what He wants us to be, and how He saved us to be with Him, and in this, our decisions will be based from His words. The bible changes our thoughts, and so when we have renewed minds, all our ways would depend on God's word. We wouldn't decide on anything that's against what the bible says. If we pray for wisdom that is says in Proverbs and James, we can decide with confidence as He gives us the Spirit to help us in anything we would pursue, regardless of its outcome. Knowing there is peace is important. Isn't it wisdom to know that even if our plans won't succeed, we can still choose to depend God for comfort, love, and direction? There's still life we can enjoy.
We are free from the burden of trying to discover God’s will ahead of time. It is not a maze for us to perfectly navigate in order to reach our end goal, but instead, God desires for us to trust Him with all of the twists and turns.
God is sovereign over my life. Yes, He has specific plans for my future, but He does not expect me to find out the details of His plan before I get there. So this whole idea of finding God’s will for my life has been me searching for something God does not want to reveal.
Because we do not know, we will trust the One who holds it. If we fully know what His will is, we would probably just sit back and take all necessary paths to be there. Trust would be of less essence. But because we do not know what lies ahead, we keep on trusting God with our future, with what's going to happen when we commit our plans and desires to Him.
The bible is our guide to knowing who He is, what He wants us to be, and how He saved us to be with Him, and in this, our decisions will be based from His words. The bible changes our thoughts, and so when we have renewed minds, all our ways would depend on God's word. We wouldn't decide on anything that's against what the bible says. If we pray for wisdom that is says in Proverbs and James, we can decide with confidence as He gives us the Spirit to help us in anything we would pursue, regardless of its outcome. Knowing there is peace is important. Isn't it wisdom to know that even if our plans won't succeed, we can still choose to depend God for comfort, love, and direction? There's still life we can enjoy.
Is it actually seeking Him first to know His will, not seeking His will to know Him.
No matter what your future plans are, God wants you to seek and glorify Him right now. Simply put, God’s will is your growth to be like Christ and glorify Him in all things.
If you'd ask me what's the will of God in my life right now, it is to live in holiness as He is holy. God wants us to seek Him, to trust in Him. To believe even without seeing. To be faithful, even without grasping full understanding. He wants us to live everyday giving God all the glory, to small things like whether we eat or drink, even to acknowledging Him, putting Him first and praying for guidance for big decisions in our lives.
God's will is not a mystery to be solved but a road to be traveled.
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
No comments:
Post a Comment