DAY 17 - LORD, KEEP ME IN THE CENTER OF YOUR WILL.
God's will is a place of safety. When we walk in the will of God, we find safety. When we live outside of God's will, we forfeit His protection. There have been several testimonies of hearing the voice of God before making a move and being saved form obeying.
We all want to be the center of God's will. That's why we shouldn't pursue a career, a move to another place, or any major life change without the knowledge that it is the will of God. We must regularly ask God to show us what His will is and lead us in it. We must ask Him to speak to our heart so He can tell us. Isaiah 30:21 says, "Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left".*
Here are four good things that are true about God's will;
1. Following God's will does not mean we will never have trouble - Trouble is part of life but having fulfillment and peace in the midst of the trouble is what living in God's will is all about. There is a great confidence in knowing that you are walking in the will of God and doing what He wants you to do. 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.
2. Following God's will is not easy - The life of Jesus confirms that following God's will is not always fun, enjoyable, pleasant and 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 own will, but 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," 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 there would be a question whether you are actually in the will of God. Being 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 unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is" (Ephesians 5:17). God's will is the way we choose to live each day of our lives.
God's will is a place of safety. When we walk in the will of God, we find safety. When we live outside of God's will, we forfeit His protection. There have been several testimonies of hearing the voice of God before making a move and being saved form obeying.
We all want to be the center of God's will. That's why we shouldn't pursue a career, a move to another place, or any major life change without the knowledge that it is the will of God. We must regularly ask God to show us what His will is and lead us in it. We must ask Him to speak to our heart so He can tell us. Isaiah 30:21 says, "Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left".*
Here are four good things that are true about God's will;
1. Following God's will does not mean we will never have trouble - Trouble is part of life but having fulfillment and peace in the midst of the trouble is what living in God's will is all about. There is a great confidence in knowing that you are walking in the will of God and doing what He wants you to do. 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.
2. Following God's will is not easy - The life of Jesus confirms that following God's will is not always fun, enjoyable, pleasant and 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 own will, but 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," 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 there would be a question whether you are actually in the will of God. Being 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 unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is" (Ephesians 5:17). God's will is the way we choose to live each day of our lives.
PRAYER
Lord, I pray You will fill me with the "knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Colossians 1:9). Help me to walk in a worthy manner, fully pleasing to You, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of Your ways. Guide my every step. Lead me "in Your righteousness" and "make Your way straight before my face" (Psalm 5:8). As I draw close and walk in intimate relationship with You each day, I pray You will get me where I need to go.
Even as Jesus said, "Not My will, but Yours, be done" (Luke 22:42), so I say to You, not my will but Yours be done in my life. "I delight to do Your will, O my God" (Psalm 40:8). You are more important to me than anything. Your will is more important to me than my desires. I want to live as Your servant, doing Your will from my heart (Ephesians 6:6).
Lord align my heart with Yours. Help me to hear Your voice saying, "This is the way, walk in it." If I am doing anything outside of Your will, show me. Speak to me from Your Word so that I will have understanding. Show me any area of my life where I am not right on target. If there is something I should be doing, reveal it to me so that I can correct my course. I want to do only what You want me to do.
Lord, I know we are not to direct our own steps (Jeremiah 10:23). So I pray You would direct my steps. Only You know the way I should go. I don't want to get off the path You want me to walk on and end up in the wrong place. I want to move into all You have for me and become all You made me to be by walking in Your perfect will for my life now.
Amen.
Scriptures for Meditation
Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
I Peter 3:17
For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
I Peter 4:19
Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
I John 2:17
And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
#inspired...ann #WiseQuotes
*Stomie Omartian, The Power of a Praying Woman(2006)
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