SEEK
TO DO HIS WILL
BREAD
9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew
6:9-10 (NIV)
1 O
LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my
thoughts from afar. 3 You
discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before
a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. Psalms 139:1-4 (NIV)
10 Teach
me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level
ground. Psalms 143:10 (NIV)
9 If
I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even
there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalms 139:9-10 (NIV)
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts
them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and
beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on
the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine
and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house
on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and
the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” 28 When
Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as
their teachers of the law. Matthew
7:24-29 (NIV)
23 Search
me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me
in the way everlasting. Psalms
139:23-24 (NIV)
1 Therefore,
I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do
not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's
will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans
12:1-2 (NIV)
8 Let
the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in
you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalms 143:8 (NIV)
12 Epaphras,
who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always
wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God,
mature and fully assured. Colossians 4:12 (NIV)
20 May
the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip
you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is
pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.
Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21 (NIV)
8 And
God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all
times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Never tire of doing what is right. Live a life acutely aware of the brevity of
it. We are indeed but a mist. And we will have all eternity to be in bliss. Seek not to pander the flesh but to promote
self-discipline, placing a priority of love on those in your spheres – especially
those in your own household. We often
miss so many God given opportunities when indulging our worldly wants. Denial of the flesh – choosing God’s will
over my own - is never easy, often misunderstood but always worth it. His way is higher, better, more beneficial
and pleasing to the soul though often unutterably difficult. In the end, it produces a life of
righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” BHY
“God is not looking for ability; He’s looking for
availability. All He needs is for us to
say, ‘Here I am, Lord. Send me.’” Greg
Laurie
“The
center of God’s will is our only safety.”
Betsy ten Boom
“They who persevere in the power of the Holy Spirit doing
God’s will for His glory will not be want of success. Even in what appears to be failure in the
world’s eyes, it is success in the Lords. For He allows nothing to happen to
His children which will not eventually be for their ultimate good and His ultimate
glory – never one surpassing the other.
Continue on Christian in His power.
God will be no man’s debtor. Be
strong and firm then and wait on the Lord.
‘13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness
of the LORD in the land of the living. 4 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait
for the LORD.’” Psalms 27:13-14 (NIV) BHY
“Covet God’s
will for your life more than anything else.
To know God’s will – and to do it – is life’s greatest joy.” Billy Graham
“Jesus said that we are to seek first
the things of God and that God would respond by taking care of our
needs. How can you be assured that you are praying for God's will, and not
your own to be done? Immerse yourself in the Word of God. The more you know the
mind of God, the more you will begin to understand what He wants for your life.
As you pray for specific requests, always check them against Scripture. You can
be sure God's desires for you will never go against His Word. As you read God's
Word and study it, ask the Lord to give you a greater awareness of specific
promises that He wants you to pray about and believe. We must pray with praise
on our lips, a confession of our sin, and a petition that God will act in the
way that accomplishes His purposes and brings Him glory. Then, we must listen
very closely to what God may lead us to say or do. God uses individual people
to accomplish His purposes. Be willing to be used.” Michael Youssef
“As
followers of sweet Jesus we are to relinquish the reigns of our lives to the
Lord. He is to be responsible for the
governing of every aspect of our lives.
We are to be ‘living sacrifices’ holy and pleasing to God. Unfortunately, as living sacrifices, we so
often find ourselves crawling off the altar when life gets hard. We stand firm when we are in the center of
God’s will – mature and fully assured.” BHY
“Our lives will harmonize best
with God’s will…when they serve other people best.” John Calvin
“God’s will will
never put us where His presence will not sustain us.” Robert J. Morgan
“‘To live
the remaining time…for God’s will.’ I do
not know how much time remains, but it cannot be long even for the
longest-lived person. We must not forget
that while we are talking about the rest of our life, it is already passing
by. Every moment we are here, we are
traveling at an immense rate, speeding onward to the great goal of death. We must be earnest. For while we are making up our minds to be
earnest, our time is slipping away. The
way to do a great deal is to keep on doing a little. The way to do nothing at all is to be
continually resolved that we will do everything.” C. H.
Spurgeon
“The conqueror, the King, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, stands
in the thick of the battle. Does your blood not stir to join him? While
inactivity in God’s mission may be treated as harmless, God treats it as a
serious sin, and so should we.” Greg Morse
HEART SAVOR
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God has a plan for each of our lives
and we are the great losers if we do not walk in it.
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His will for us is good and pleasing
and perfect though often supremely difficult.
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Believer, do the next right thing
through His power - according to His Word – and you are walking in His
will. I have never known Him to send an
email or write a letter or speak audibly to me regarding the next right thing –
He, of course, is able to do this but He normally does not. Go forward in the knowledge of His Word and
trust Him to lead you in the right path.
Also, get your giftings ready and He will use them.
