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What Is God's Will for Me?

A devotional by FireFlighter

Does God have a will for me?  Does He have a definite plan for my life?  Is it all written out in stone and is it something I'd better follow or else ...

Funny how easy it is to say that, yes, God does have a plan for each of our lives and that plan is for us to obey His Word; everything else which we choose to do we should do with the wisdom that He has given us to make right and wise decisions.

But, that doesn't answer the really hard question that lingers on my mind right now--I've got a choice before me which will affect my whole life, my future, and that of my family.  Does God have a definite yes or no choice for me to make?  Would I be disobeying God's will for me if I said yes (and He said no) or if I said no (and He said yes)?  Or, would either choice be ok in God's eyes?

I've always said and taught--and believed--that God's will is first and foremost for me to stay faithful, to be in the Scriptures and to be in constant communication with Him.  I've believed that God brings decisions down our paths and we could many times go either direction; some directions, of course, would be preferred (and some directions would be sinful), but God could use most directions to mold us into the clay bottle He desires to fill.  But, when it comes to key turning points in my life like the one I find myself in right now, those are the times when I wish I could just open up my Bible and quickly find the exact spot, the exact verse, where it says: "Do this and not that; say yes and not no."

Yet, God has revealed to us as much of His mind as He so far desires, and those thoughts of His are the Scriptures.  I cannot count on dreams to direct me nor mysterious chance things happening to alter my mind.  But, what I can do is look back over my life and see where God's hands have been, what He has been training & preparing me for, what desires He has put into my heart, what longings He has given me for some yet unknown to quench.  I can talk with wise godly counselors and pour out my present burden and inquire of them for wise suggestions.  I can pray and be willing and ready to make either choice and then pour myself wholly into that decision.  I can read my Bible and apply principles which God teaches me to my present situation and let those truths guide my decision making.

I won't get a lightening bolt from the sky or a big red blimp bearing my correct decision boldly for me to see.  But, I will have the privilege of applying the Scriptures, my God given talents, and the advice from godly counselors to my decision making which lies before me.

Psalm 37:3-7a NIV  Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.  Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: he will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.  Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.