Today is day 9 of my 40 days - 40 carbs - 40 prayers.
Weight: 165 pounds
BFI: 28.3%
This evening I feel compelled to speak about God's will. One of the driving questions of my most recent state is how do you know if something is God's will or my will. Just today I spoke to my daughter about God's will. I am sure she understood it about as well as I do. He is my most holy father, and I wish to be obedient to him, but how do I know if I am?
In the quest to answer this question, I have consulted several christians whom I greatly admire and respect. One of the answers I received is that if you are doing God's will it will never require you to sin. Any sin committed to fulfill God's will proves that it is not His will. This truth brings a new understanding to the crusade, doesn't it.
Another response I received is that if a decision is made in accordance with God's will you find a great peace in it. You might question your decision later, but initially you find peace. As if while God was watching you He nodded his approval. You feel fulfilled like a student getting the right answer for your teacher.
Over the course of my life I have made many decisions, and a great deal of them were wrong. They ended in heartache and sorrow. So it has become more important than anything to do God's will in every aspect of my life. In addition to that, it has become equally important to teach my daughter that kind of life.
One of the greatest things I have ever heard, that changed my life was this. A most respected Christian friend's father is dying. She told me that her greatest inheritance from him was his faith. She grew up watching a man that devoted his life to the service of God. She can remember him praying for their family, acting in faith, and serving. His model of total faith was her inheritance.
That is what I want for my daughter. I want her to have an inheritance in faith. So I look to God's will when making choices for myself and for my family. I want her to see what an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ looks like, and the peace that it brings. I want my daughter blessed with the grace and mercy of her savior Jesus Christ more than anything else I could hope to gain in this life.
So my question is this... How do you know God's Will?
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