tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-611552322730610097.post5955834026511332708..comments2023-07-19T08:15:29.219-04:00Comments on Rock 1:7: God's will, and our plans.Sophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453235039743598958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-611552322730610097.post-21706764738396007032010-06-15T18:55:58.121-04:002010-06-15T18:55:58.121-04:00"The lord determines his steps..."
I'..."The lord determines his steps..."<br />I'll keep that in mind.laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080756823465649282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-611552322730610097.post-90279538541940944412010-06-12T01:05:11.512-04:002010-06-12T01:05:11.512-04:00Great topic, Jerry! You did not ramble, you spoke ...Great topic, Jerry! You did not ramble, you spoke (or wrote) the truth. :) This is a really difficult time for all of us since we're young and deciding what we want to do with our lives. We're trying to find God's will for our lives and to be honest, it's usually hard to determine what is our desire and what is God's plan. It takes alot of prayer to be able to determine that. And most of the time it's not only prayer, but the wise counsel of our parents, pastors, and other people we trust.<br /><br />I actually just started reading a book on God's Will today. It's called "In the Meantime: The Practice of Proactive Waiting". I've already learned so much in the first three chapters! It talks about how people want to be used by God. We pray "Lord, use us" but we don't realize that we don't need to ask Him to use us. It's in His very nature to use us to advance His Kingdom, therefore, we don't have to ask. Instead, I believe we should be praying for moments to be used by Him. We should pray for the hearts of the people we're going to help or witness to. We need to pray that God would fill us with the Holy Spirit to be used by Him. I know this may seem like off topic, but really, it's not. Our passion should be to witness. That is definitely part of God's will for every one of our lives. We need to be preparing for that.<br /><br />The book also talks about the people who manhandle the situation and the ones who over-spiritualize things. The man-handlers are the impatient ones who think that if God tells them something, they should take action right away. Why wait? Why pray? God already revealed to them what they have to do, right? Wrong. You may have a vision from God, but there needs to be a balance on how you go about things. You still need to pray and you still need to ask for guidance from the people you trust. You still need to determine "when" it's Gods will for you to accomplish His plan for you. It may be tomorrow, next week, next year, or in five years, but you need to pray to see when Gods will should be fulfilled in your life. The over-spiritualistic makes too much out of nothing. He thinks that the minimal thing that happened last night it a sign from God for him to do something. He prays, prays, prays, prays, and prays but never seeks guidance or takes action because he still needs to pray more and find out what is Gods will when it's already absolutely clear to him what he has to do; he just needs guidance to determine how to go about it! Again, it goes back to what I said above. We need to pray and seek guidance, not just one or the other. Ultimately, that's what it comes down to.<br /><br />Also, we should keep in mind that our parents' and pastors' opinions play a big role in deciding God's will. There are exceptions, but usually, God will use them to lead us to His will. So, we really should pay attention to what our leaders tell us as they usually are much wiser. :) well, I hope I didn't ramble here ;) I'm excited to read what the rest think about this...Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453235039743598958noreply@blogger.com