Here is God’s Will for You!

I’m sure many of the readers are confronted by serious decisions that may cause severe angst. Recently I have been considering a decision that is pivotal towards how I will be spending the next year of my life. So please realize that I am not  belittling or downplaying the confusion that can arise when important decisions are needing to be made in the lives of believers. However, God’s men can find their rest in Christ knowing that the will of God is not something that has been purposefully hidden or deceitfully vague. God wants us to know his will. Additionally, portions of God’s plan for our lives are very clear, and we should meditate on them so that we might work to fulfill them. The Bible outlines several things that are specifically “the will of God.”

First, take measure of what is promised to the one who strives to follow the will of God:

…the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God [God’s Will] will live forever. I John 2:16, 17.

God desires that our lives should be consistent in their purity and virtue:

It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. I Peter 2:15

We should take on the attitude of Christ that present suffering is not too high of a price to pay

So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. I Peter 4:1, 2

It is God’s will to avoid any kind of lust or sexual sin:

God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. I Thessalonians 4:3

It is God’s will for the for the Holy Spirit to pray for us:

And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. Romans 8:27

It is God’s will for us to pray and give thanks to Him no matter our situation:

Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:17, 18

Last, note this reassurance from Christ about our relationship to him as we follow his will:

Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.  Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother. Mark 3:34, 35. (NLT)