HOW DO WE KNOW THE WILL OF GOD?
How often has each of us struggled with an important
decision? We’ve considered the alternatives,
and often discussed the decision with family and friends. Sometimes we’ve prayed over it and sought
God's direction. We ask ourselves, "What
does God want me to do?" Unfortunately,
there’s some confusion about the subject of the will of God. Even among believers.
The words, "It’s God’s will," are sometimes used
too freely I think. God gets credit for
a whole lot of things that have more to do with human will than God’s. A catastrophe happens and people say glibly,
"It's his will." We sometimes
do inappropriate things and pass them off by saying God willed that we did it,
mainly because it’s something we really wanted to do. Beyond that, we often talk about searching for
the will of God as if it were somehow lost and needs to be found.
So how do we know the will of God? I mean REALLY know…
