How to Know the Will of God for Your Life

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Introduction

The importance of knowing the will of God for your life
- It gives you direction, peace, joy, and fulfillment
- It aligns you with God’s plan and purpose for his glory
- The different aspects of God’s will defined
- Sovereign will: God’s ultimate control and authority over everything
- Redemptive will: God’s desire and provision for the salvation of sinners
- Moral will: God’s commands and principles for living a holy and righteous life
- Individual will: God’s specific guidance and calling for each person

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Scriptural examples of God’s sovereign will
- Acts 2:23: God predetermined the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Acts 4:27-28: God ordained the opposition and persecution of his Son by human rulers
- Romans 9:6-29: God chose some people to be his children and others to be objects of his wrath
- 1 Chronicles 29:11-13: God is the ruler of all kingdoms and nations, and he gives them to whoever he wishes
How we should respond to God’s sovereign will
- We should trust in his wisdom and goodness, even when we don’t understand his ways
- We should submit to his authority and will, even when we don’t agree with his decisions
- We should praise him for his greatness and glory, even when we don’t see his purposes

What it means that God has a redemptive will for the salvation of sinners
- He loves the world and sent his Son to die for our sins
- He offers forgiveness and eternal life to anyone who believes in his Son
- He desires that none should perish but that all should come to repentance
Scriptures showing God’s redemptive will
- John 6:40: God’s will is that everyone who sees and believes in his Son may have everlasting life
- Ephesians 1:3-6: God blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ, according to his good pleasure
- Ephesians 2:8-9: God saved us by his grace through faith, not by our works
How we should respond to God’s redemptive will
- We should receive his gift of salvation by faith in his Son
- We should live in gratitude and obedience to his grace
- We should share his gospel with others who need to hear it

What it means that God has a moral will for our lives
- He reveals his character and standards through his commandments and laws
- He expects us to obey his will and honor him in all that we do
- He promises to bless us when we follow his will and discipline us when we disobey it
Scriptures showing God’s moral will
- Deuteronomy 29:29: God has revealed his secret things to us through his word, so that we may do them
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3: God’s will is that we should be sanctified, abstaining from sexual immorality
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18: God’s will is that we should give thanks in everything
- Romans 12:2: God’s will is that we should be transformed by the renewing of our minds
How we should respond to God’s moral will
- We should study his word and meditate on it daily
- We should pray for his help and guidance in applying it to our lives
- We should repent of our sins and confess them to him

What it means that God has an individual will for each person
- He has a unique plan and purpose for each one of us, according to his design and calling
- He leads us by his Spirit and providence, according to his wisdom and timing
- He reveals his will to us through various means, such as his word, prayer, circumstances, counsel, etc.
Scriptures showing God’s individual will
- Jeremiah 29:11: God has a plan to prosper us and not to harm us, to give us a hope and a future
- Psalm 32:8: God instructs and teaches us in the way we should go
- Proverbs 3:5-6: God directs our paths when we trust in him and acknowledge him in all our ways
- Acts 16:6-10: God prevented Paul and his companions from preaching in Asia and Bithynia, and guided them to Macedonia through a vision
How we should respond to God’s individual will
- We should seek his will with all our heart and soul, not leaning on our own understanding
- We should wait for his will with patience and faith, not rushing ahead of his timing
- We should follow his will with courage and commitment, not shrinking back from his calling

- God’s will has different aspects: sovereign, redemptive, moral, and individual
- We should respond to God’s will with trust, submission, praise, gratitude, obedience, repentance, seeking, waiting, and following

John Piper, who said: “God’s will for your life is that you be conformed to the image of Christ. That is his primary will for your life. No matter what else he may will for you, this is his overriding goal for you.”