Discovering the will of God

Hi Everyone,

This month we are looking at the subject of Discovering God’s will for our lives. Often we view God’s will as some out-there, magical thing which we long to understand but what actually does the Bible say about it?

In light of Biblical teaching I believe we can learn that God’s will takes shape in 2 main categories – (1) His redemptive plan for mankind (2) how we outwork his salvation plan in our lives. This then can be split down into 2 more areas – (1) his general will (2) his specific will.

In line with God’s general will for our lives we can see from the teaching in the Bible that God requires 2 things from us – firstly that we become people who take hold of the opportunities we have so that we can go grow deeper in him, rooting our lives in him. Secondly he requires us to be people who take hold of the opportunities we have to share his love with those around us through meeting needs and loving our neighbour as we would love ourselves.

By understanding this part of God’s general will for our lives I believe that knowing God’s will suddenly becomes a daily focus and empowerment for our lives which we can confidently walk in rather than something which we are waiting round for to receive.

In your life, what does the will of God mean to you? What are you currently doing to outwork his will in your life? What questions do you have about his will? Through our discussions lets help one another in embracing the fullness of everything God has for us. Discuss……..

Gavin