Found: God's Will
7/20/2009 01:55:00 PM | Author: Adam Hunter
I guess if I were to say where I fall on the Armenian/Calvinist thing, I'd say somewhere in the middle, but more on the Armenian side. I believe God allows us to make decisions in which both decisions would still be in His will. He just lets us choose which path within His will to take.

In his book "Found: God's Will", John MacArthur says the most important thing is to make sure that you are living in God’s will as it is laid out in His Word. Make sure that you are saved, steeped in Holy Scripture, living a holy life, submitting to right authority, and prepared to suffer for doing right. If all those are in place, then it is a good bet that your desires are attuned to the will of God. Do what you most desire to do. Never assume that God wants you to follow a desire that is contrary to any principle laid out in His Word.

I don't believe God has one set absolute path that we have to follow to be aligned to His will. If we are grounded in the Word and submitted to all those things John MacArthur said, I think God allows us the freedom to choose.

Biblically speaking...

“Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
--Psalm 37:4


If there was one set path, our desires wouldn't really matter. We'd have to stick to that one path anyway.

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
--Psalm 119:105

If we are grounded in the Word, we will know how to make decisions, and we won't make one that is opposed to God

I'm all for being led by the Holy Spirit, and I'm obviously for the power of the Holy Spirit now, but I don't think people take the Word of God as seriously as they should when it comes to knowing the will of God

I'm tired of hearing that there is only one avenue to take that is "God's Will." Any other path is wrong. I think there are multiple avenues within God's Will. As long as you're grounded in the already revealed will of God (the Bible), then you are okay.

If you make a decision and God would rather you go in a different direction, he'll let you know. It happened to Paul in Acts. He was on his way to Asia and the Holy Spirit somehow blocked his path and he ended up going to Macedonia instead.

God's not going to throw a lightning bolt at your head. He's a shepherd; his rod and staff will comfort and guide you. Only in the case of outright rebellion will he break the legs of his sheep.

So my challenge to you is to not get paralyzed in a position of indecisiveness... delight in the Lord, worship Him, and make a decision. Don't stare at the sky like the disciples did at the beginning of Acts.

Seek God, seek counsel, and GO!