I’ve been praying hard about a lot of things lately. Some days I wonder if I’m on-track with what God’s will is for my life. Some days I wonder if I am doing all I can in ministry to see others being discipled and new believers coming to know Christ for the first time.
As I was praying today the two questions that came with immediate answers were:
1. Could I really ever do anything outside of God’s will for my life?
2. What is God’s will for my life
Could I really ever do anything outside of God’s will? I really don’t think so. Even the bad things I’ve done can be used to bring glory to God. It’s crazy how some of those things have worked out, but it just points to proof for anyone that wants to believe that God obviously is in control of everything. In fact, this idea is revealed to us in Matthew 10:29-30 (AMP):
29Are not two little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s leave (consent) and notice.
30But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
If it were not for God, I could nothing. He knows the number of hairs on my head, therefore he must know what I will do.
As for what is God’s will in my life? Man, I really pray about that a lot. However, I think that is pretty clear. It came to me tonight. Ready to know what seems to be the secret every Christian wants to know? The answer is that God wants me to worship and honor Him all the days of my life and that I am to love others as I want to be loved myself. Christ is in me because as He loves me, His Spirit can move through me to love other people. Loving God and loving others is really what God’s will is for our lives. Jesus explains this in Matthew 22, verses 34-40 in the New Century Version like this:
34When the Pharisees learned that the Sadducees could not argue with Jesus’ answers to them, the Pharisees met together. 35One Pharisee, who was an expert on the law of Moses, asked Jesus this question to test him: 36″Teacher, which command in the law is the most important?”
37Jesus answered, ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38This is the first and most important command.39And the second command is like the first: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ 40All the law and the writings of the prophets depend on these two commands.”
It’s not about setting my mind to doing more ministry or the right kind of ministry, but if I love God and worship Him and love others then I will be doing His will and I will see the kingdom of earth on heaven and I will know which open doors to walk through and recognize the righteous path to follow on my journey here on earth.
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
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Tags: god's will, leadership, matthew 10:29-30, matthew 22:34-40, prayer
