Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 3

Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 3

If you’ve ever made a bad decision, you aren’t alone. Every human, except Jesus, since the original creation has made many bad decisions. Every spiritually strong leader found in the Bible and throughout history has made a critical error. John Ortberg says it well:...
Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 3

Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 2

The Apostle Paul’s boldness to persevere through lots of suffering as God’s Will for his life is certainly inspiring and daunting. When we look at his life and others like him, we can put them into a different category than ourselves. We can view them as super...
Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 3

Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 1

Last week, we talked briefly about how God may allow our path to be bumpy even if we choose to do the right thing (1 Peter). It seems counterintuitive that the “good, pleasing, and perfect Will of God” would include a wild ride. There are many reasons why God would...
Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 3

Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 1, Day 3

We’ve seen how God’s plan is always for good. We’ve also seen how our circumstances could be the result of our own actions or they could just be the effects of living in a sinful world with sinful people. Whatever the cause, God always wants us to do the right thing...
Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 3

Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 1, Day 2

In day 1, we mentioned how God’s Will was a combination of His clearly stated commands in Scripture for all people along with His specific individual guidance. We will see more of this further in the study. God’s Will is also a combination of His sovereign plan and...
Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 2, Day 3

Figuring Out God’s Will: Week 1, Day 1

As we get into this series about God’s Will, it will be important to understand exactly what we are talking about. For some people, nothing happens outside of God’s Plan. Meaning, whatever happens to you, God wanted it to happen. We don’t really have free will to make...