We’re all on a search for God. During this series, we’re going to look at some of the things we often find ourselves searching for when it comes to our relationship with the Lord. In this message, Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares how we can find God’s will.
You can know God’s will for your life.
Ephesians 5:17 “Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” ESV
NLT – don’t be thoughtless. Are you thoughtful or thoughtless when it comes to understanding God’s will?
Three incorrect ideas about God’s will:
1. Anything that happens is God’s perfect will.
1 Timothy 2:4
You will experience God’s will in your life through cooperation with God.
2. God’s will is predetermined.
Jeremiah 18:7-8
You will experience God’s will in your life though collaboration with God.
3. You shouldn’t do anything unless you’re 100% certain its God.
Even God can’t steer a parked car. You must apply the gas, while He turns the wheel.
Acts 16:10
You will experience God’s will in your life though continuation with God.
The written word reveals Gods general will to all; The spoken word reveals God’s specific will to you.
Practical Tips for knowing God’s will:
1. Search the written word.
Psalm 119:105
2. Pursue God.
Romans 12:2
You’ll know the will of God when you embrace a walk with God.
Don’t make knowing the will of God your goal; make knowing the person of God your goal-and you will know His will.
3. Seek wisdom from a mature friend.
Proverbs 12:15 “Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.” NLT
4. If you’re walking in maturity, do what seems right to you.
Acts 15:28 “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements…”
The goal of maturity is that you don’t have to hear from the Lord constantly on everything but to learn to think how He does.
1 Cor 9:16b “But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.”
Be concerned with what kind of person you’ll be, and what you do will work itself out.
Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
Your perspective is tied to your location. Draw near to God, and you will see things how He does.
When you are making a difficult decision:
“If the request is wrong, God says NO. If the timing is wrong, God says SLOW. If you are wrong, God says GROW. But if it’s His perfect will, God says GO”
If you’ve missed God’s will, embrace rerouting
Isaiah 55:7
Just like GPS, God allows u-turns.
Are you searching for the voice of God?