I find it amazing that in my previous post, I was saying that I hope to hear more about God’s will from pastors. Then, I was then asked to do a teaching by my LGL Chengwei. The first thing that came to my mind was :”Hey, why don’t I do a lesson on God’s will! Kill 2 birds with 1 stone!”
God kinda use me to answer my own question….The following was what I shared…..
God’s will
Many Christians live their whole lives without ever knowing what God wants. And many will never reach their full potential in Christ. My goal today is to share about the Will of God so that we can a more effective life as a Christian by finding out what God wants for us and what to fulfill in this life.
Unfulfilled life
A life without God’s will is an unfulfilled life; a Christian who does not know God’s will often feel that he/she is in lack of something. And they may drift in and out of many interests (perhaps sports, games…) but they won’t feel fulfilled. And removing ourselves from the Will of God actually plunges us into darkness!
*Share about Goals…even the worldly people set goals, Boat without radar…etc
God has 2 types of Will
1 Primary Will
2 Secondary Will
We can either choose to obey or reject God’s will, when it’s difficult we know that we can do it through God!
God’s Primary Will
God’s Primary Will is easy to understand but yet, may be difficult to apply.
A) To Know Him
Romans 1 (New King James Version)
20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
God has laid many foot prints in our lives and He wants us to come to know Him. We cannot know
God by our own efforts; it is through His willingness to make Himself known that we are able to do so. God approached Adam it wasn’t the other way round.
It is indeed a blessing to come to know God! We must treasure every moment which we can still seek Him.
Isaiah 55:6
English Standard Version (ESV)
6(A) “Seek the LORD while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
B) To Love Him
Mark 12:30
English Standard Version (ESV)
30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
*Share about knowing to love….girls?
C) A Fellowship with Him
Genesis 2 (New King James Version)
18 And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
*God is a relational God, genesis. Let Us…
D) To Live a righteous life
Leviticus 11:45
English Standard Version (ESV)
45(A) For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God.(B) You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
E) To Love others
John 13:34
English Standard Version (ESV)
34(A) A new commandment(B) I give to you,(C) that you love one another:(D) just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
F) Bring others to know Him
Matthew 28 (New International Version)
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
God’s Secondary Will
God’s Secondary Will is more personal. It can be subdivided to the Present and Future.
1) Present: The things that you’re currently doing, perhaps NS, Studies…
2) Future: Jeremiah 29:11 1A) For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil,(B) to give you a future and a hope.
God’s plans for our future can be the things that we are going to do…(Career, ministry…)
How to discern God’s will?
We can know if something is of God by confirming it through a litmus test. We can confirm things by
1 God’s Word (Bible)
2 His People
3 Events
4 God’s Voice
ADVICE,
1 Know your shape
2 Set Spiritual Goals
3 Get involved with the church
4 Have good company (Iron sharpens iron)
5 Trust God (proverbs:”Trust in God and do not lean on your own understanding….”)
SHAPE
We can also use our “Shape” to better discern Spiritual matters =)
Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experiences
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