4 Things that are True about Following God’s will

This is another of Stormie’s heart that Lord wants me to post:

1. Following God’s will does not mean we will never have trouble. Trouble is apart of life. Having fulfillment and peace in the midst of trouble is what living in God’s will is all about. There is great confidence in knowing that you are walking in the will of God and doing what He wants you to do.

When you are sure of that, you can better deal with what life brings you. So don’t think that trouble in your life means you are out of God’s will. God uses the trouble you have to perfect you. There is a big difference between being out of God’s will and being pruned or tested by God. Both are uncomfortable, but one leads to life and one doesn’t. In one you will have peace, no matter how uncomfortable it gets. In the other, you won’t.

2. Following God’s will is not easy. The life of Jesus confirms that following God’s will is not always fun, enjoyable, pleasant, or easy. Jesus was doing God’s will when He went to the cross. He said, ‘For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me’ (John 6:38).

If anyone could have said, ‘I don’t want to follow God’s will today,’ I think it would have been Him. But He did it perfectly. And now He will enable us to do it too.

3. Following God’s will can make you very uncomfortable. In fact, if you don’t ever feel stretched or uncomfortable in your walk with the Lord, then I would question whether you are actually in the will of God. It has been my personal experience that stretched and uncomfortable is a way of life when walking in the will of God.

4. Following God’s will doesn’t happen automatically. That’s because God gave us a choice as to whether we subject our will to Him or not. We make that decision every day. Will we seek His will? Will we ask Him for wisdom? Will we do what He says? ‘Do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is’ (Ephesians 5:17). Knowing God’s will is the way we choose to live each day of our lives.

God doesn’t want you to live your life for the lust of the flesh, ‘but rather for the will of God’ (1 Peter 4:2). He wants to ‘equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he works in us what is pleasing to him’ (Hebrews 13:21). ‘For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose’ (Philippians 2:13).

I pray that in everything you do ‘you may stand firm in all the will of God’ (Colossians 4:12). The best place to start seeking God’s will for your life is to begin to ‘give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus’ (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Thank for keeping you in the center of His will. Then ask Him to guide your every step. It feels so good to be confident you are on the right path and doing what God wants that I know you will do whatever it takes to experience it.

For me, following God’s will is easy, trusting that He will deliver and protect you in whatever situation you faced. You will remain in the peace of God. I encounter it myself. In my dad’s health most trying time, being his daughter, and trusting Lord to heal him, I gain a hope and lost the despair. Praise the Lord!