Understanding the will of God

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (Ephesians 5:15-17)

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Does God have a specific will for every decision in your life? How does God guide us in making decisions that are good? Must we depend on feelings, intuition, impressions, and circumstances to determine God's will? Guidance and wisdom are vital for the believer’s faith walk. How do we pick which college to attend, which person to marry, which community to live in, what church to attend? The will of God is eternal and immutable. It is visible and ever present. It is easy to discern once you are sensitive to God's voice. The problem is that not all of us understand the will of God. To be honest, not all of us want to live in the perfect will of God because we know the Will of God may not be our will. We just want to be blessed beyond measures and to be able to go to God in times of trouble or when we have a pressing need. Some of us just want to use God like we use people. But God loves us too much, to let us get away with it. He is a good Father.

Most of us think that His desire for us is to be happy and to have the desires of our hearts outside of His will. Others think that He is a father that we can pressure into giving us what we need. So if anything is contrary to that, our flesh rejects it. Contrary to public opinion, the will of God isn't for us to be happy; it's for us to be holy (like He is) and to become better people and to strengthen our faith and to draw us closer to Him, and He teaches us discipline to keep our flesh from taking over our spirit. His goal is to make us more like Him. And sometimes, it takes trials and tribulations to bring us back to God. Some come close to God when they have to because trials and tribulations and they come kicking and screaming. God would much rather have you coming willingly or better yet, He would prefer to have you remain at his feet.

We have all heard or at the very least, we have read the scripture, Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." I've often heard people say that if you have a deep desire for something, then God has placed that desire in your heart, and that must be God’s will. And sometimes, that may very well be the case. Sometimes, it's not. Because the thing He desires most (since the creation) is to be in relationship with you. That's why the Scripture says delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Because if you're pursuing God (delight in God), you'll desire the things He desires. And if there happens to be some desires that aren't right for your life, they'll pass and God will place the right thing in your life and you'll realize it's everything you didn't know you always wanted.

Are you seriously seeking the will of God? Would you like to (finally) find the happiness and peace that you have been longing for? Come to your loving Father. He alone is the wise counselor. Only He has your best interest at heart. Seek God for guidance through CONSISTENT prayer and Look to the scriptures (read your Bible) for direction. Friend, make reading your Bible part of your daily routine and soon, real soon you will find yourself understanding the (perfect) will of God for your life.

Praise the Lord!