Continued from Yesterday- God's Will

In continuation from yesterday's blog on knowing God's will/desires for us:

*God's will is revisable. If the plan/idea changes and you end up somewhere else, for whatever reason, you are there because that's where God wants you to be, in that moment. He has a perfect will for you no matter where you are at in life. There isn't a "second best" either, you are where you are at now. Don't worry about His plan for your life, but more-so HIs plan for you today.

*We can't intentionally be disobedient to God's will when we clearly know what it is. You can't do something and think, "God will fix this and put me back on track."

Some great questions that I came across , which you should ask yourself, were:

1. Is it scriptural? What does the Bible have to say?

2. Is it advisable? What do your advisors (counselor, minister, elders, parents, wise friend, etc.) say?

3. Is it providential? What do the circumstances indicate?

4. Is it reasonable? What is your sense telling you? (God's reasonable. He's given you the Holy Spirit to help.)

If His will isn't clear:

1. Wait

2. Wiggle some doorknobs. Go an adventure to feel it out.

3. Look for "blocks." Ask if the door is closing/opening for a reason. What reason? What's happening here?

4. Continue to pray and ask.

A couple of verses on God's will:

*Eph 5:13- "awake o' sleeper"

*Col. 4:12- be a servant

*Col. 1:9-12- bearing fruit; this comes from reading scripture, prayer, encouragement, etc.

*Rom. 8:27-31- Love Him. Ask Him.

*Rom. 12:1-21- Sacrifice. Be transformed. Be humble. Use your gifts. Love and hate what you should. Serve. Joy. Hope. Pray. Do good.

*Matt. 18:12-14- It's God's will that no one goes without Him. Everyone's valuable. No one should be lost or left behind.

*Eph. 5:15-17 Be wise. Make the most of every opportunity.

Those are just a few but The Bible is full of other verses that are straight forward on what His will is. Heck, that's what The Bible is, it's our guide. Be in it; such good stuff! I'm not saying that I know anything, but what I do know is that, for now, for today, I'm where I should be and the future isn't something I need to stress about. After all, life is like a scroll.

What do the folks do if they don't have access to a Bible, or one that speaks in their language? How will they know what God's will is for them?