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Thursday, August 8, 2013

God's leading in my future

In this blog post I will be discussing about God's plans for my future.  I will discuss how he leads in the area of our his specific will in our life.  God's will is detailed we just need to trust him to where he leads.
The main two areas of his will in our life are the general will and specific will.  God's general will is abiding in him and following his word.  It is also knowing scripture and having a desire to following God.  Psalm 119:11 says "I have hidden your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you." God calls us to surrender in our general will then he will lead us.
God's shows us his specific will for us when we abide and him then he gives us his attitudes. Philippians 2:5 says "have this attitude in yourselves which is also in Christ Jesus."  God can show us his specific will through changing our circumstances, giving his mind or desires,  or giving us peace.  God can open or close a door in the the area that he wants us to go by changing a circumstance.  God can also prompt us by giving us his leading in giving us his mind and desires.  God can also give us peace in certain hard circumstances.
In another area of God's will in making decisions we need to present all the options in our life.  Proverbs 16:9 says "we should make plans counting on God to direct us." One of the greatest ways we can worship God is to step out in faith.  Sometimes it is hard for me to abide in Christ when making an important decision.  After college I was trying to figure out what direction to go it was hard to abide and depend on God then he ended up leading me where he wanted me to go even though it wasn't what I had planned.
I was struggle with waiting for God's timing in my life.  Right now, I am waiting to see where God will lead after I graduate from seminary.  At this time in my life I can trust God will lead where he wants me to go, though the hard part is waiting for the right ministry job or best fit for me.  In the area of God's will, the journey is more important than the destination.  It's hard waiting on the future but the thing we have to do is be desperately dependent on God in everything in our life.
What has God shown us in finding his will in our life?  How can he grow us in our faith in showing his his will? Is waiting the hardest thing for us to do in life?

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