What is God’s will for my life?

WHAT IS GODS WILL FOR ME?

• GOD’S WILL IS FOR YOU TO BE SAVED
  1 Timothy 2.4 “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who WILL have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” God WILLS that all men be saved.
• GOD’S WILL IS FOR YOU TO BE SPIRIT FILLED God’s will is not only that you be saved but according to Ephesians 5:18
  “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.” It’s one thing to have the Spirit resident. It’s something else to have the Spirit dominant. Let me give you an illustration of it. The word “filled” is used in the gospels to speak of total control. For example, in John 16:6 it says, “Sorrow hath filled your heart.” In Luke 6:11 it says, “They were filled with madness.” In Luke 4:28 they “were filled with wrath.” In Luke 5:26 they “were filled with fear.”
• GODS WILL IS THAT YOU BE SANCTIFIED

God’s will is that you be saved, Spirit-filled, and sanctified. Sanctified. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification.” That means being set apart. That means being pure, being holy, being righteous, being virtuous, being sinless. God’s will is that we be pure, undefiled, unspotted, blameless. That’s God’s will.

*GOD’S WILL IS THAT YOU BE SUBMISSIVE

God’s will is not only that you be saved, be Spirit filled, and sanctified, but submissive. In 1 Peter 2: 13 -17 we read “SUBMIT yourself to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, a supreme; or governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment in of op evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the WILL of God.”

• GOD’s WILL IS THAT YOU SHOULD SUFFER What is God’s will? Saved, Spirit filled, sanctified, submissive, fifthly, suffering. In 1 Peter 4:16 we read.
  “For it is better if the WILL of God be so that you suffer for well doing than for evil doing.” God’s will is that when we confront the world and they react to our message and our life that we may suffer. And he says, “You shouldn’t be so surprised, for Christ also hath once suffered.” He suffered.

Many respond by saying “Oh, I don’t know God’s will. I’m trying to figure out God’s will. What is His will?” HERE IS A SUMMARY

• God’s will is that you be saved. Have you given your heart to Christ?
• God’s will is that you be Spirit filled. Are you receiving the Word of God regularly so that it creates in you a consciousness of Christ’s presence, His Word dwelling in you richly, giving the Spirit of God that which is necessary to control your life so you’re filled by Him?
• God’s will is that you are sanctified? Have you checked your life at that point? Are you living a virtuous and righteous life?
• God’s will is that you are submissive, are you the kind of a model of submission that the Word of God lays out? Are you one who submits to the authorities of the government, the authorities around you so that the people say of you that you are well spoken of?
• God’s will is that you suffer. Are you confronting a society that is godless? And what about saying thanks? Is your heart filled with thanksgiving for every trial, every tribulation, every difficulty, everything that goes wrong as well as right? Or are you gripey, grouchy, bitter, angry? This is God’s five fold will for you!

Teenagers often say that’s only bible stuff! You don’t tell me which one of those 6 girls I’m supposed to pick. You didn’t tell me where I’m supposed to move, or go to school, or change my job, or how I solve my problems. I feel cheated. I didn’t get a straight answer.”

Well actually, you know, if you’re saved, Spirit filled, sanctified, submissive, suffering and saying thanks you know what God’s will is for you? Do whatever you want! REALLY!!

Listen up! If you’re saved, Spirit filled, sanctified, submissive, and suffering, and saying thanks, who do you think is controlling your desires? Take a wild guess. God is.

And that’s why Psalm 37:4 says “Delight in the Lord and He will give you – ” what? “ – The desires of your heart.” And it doesn’t mean He’ll fulfill the ones that you’ve generated, it means He’ll put them there. Jmacarthur paraphrased