The Hindrances: What’s Stopping Your ProgressAfter reading through the last few days of this plan, you should be gaining great confidence about knowing and doing the will of God in your life. After all, the One who spoke the world into existence is the same One speaking to you. And if He can set the sun, moon, stars, and galaxies in their places, He can certainly communicate His desires to you.So ...  Read More

Ways to Discover God’s WillAs we continue in our quest to understand and pursue God’s ultimate will for our lives, to follow are eight ways the Father helps us discover His will and the plans He has for us.Communion With God Through Scripture — Through His Word, God teaches us what the Christian life should look like, what no longer fits us as His children, and how to avoid the pitfalls of life (2...  Read More

God Will Show You His WillIn order for you to willingly participate in God’s plan, you have to know what it is. And you must trust and believe that He’ll show you His plan when you seek Him. So make the decision right now to believe this simple fact—your Savior wants you to know His will so you can walk in it.How do I know this?First, because it’s God’s character to reveal His will to you. If the ...  Read More

Can I Be Sure?Can you know the will of God for your life? After reading through this plan, I hope you’re confident that you can know His will in the grand, overarching plan He has for you. You can learn to hear Him at the great crossroads of your life and in the smallest details.As you journey forward, seeking assurance of His will for you, ask yourself the following questions carefully and prayer...  Read More

The Hindrances: What’s Stopping Your ProgressAfter reading through the last few days of this plan, you should be gaining great confidence about knowing and doing the will of God in your life. After all, the One who spoke the world into existence is the same One speaking to you. And if He can set the sun, moon, stars, and galaxies in their places, He can certainly communicate His desires to you.So ...  Read More

Discover God’s WillAs we continue in our quest to understand and pursue God’s ultimate will for our lives, to follow are eight ways the Father helps us discover His will and the plans He has for us.Communion With God Through Scripture — Through His Word, God teaches us what the Christian life should look like, what no longer fits us as His children, and how to avoid the pitfalls of life (2 Tim. 3:...  Read More

Job 27:1-6 Then Job continued his discourse and said,As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul, For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils,  My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. I ho...  Read More

Job 23:3, 8-12 Oh that I knew where I might find Him,That I might come to His seat!Behold, I go forward but He is not there,And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.But He knows the way I take;When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.My foot has held fast to His path;I have kept His way and not turned asid...  Read More

God’s Sovereignty & Our Free WillWhen considering God’s will, some of the questions I frequently get asked have to do with inevitability. Will the Lord’s plan always be accomplished? Can we mess it up? Do we have a choice in what our lives can be? How much of God’s plan will He actively impose upon us, and how much will we be able to choose for ourselves?These are some of the questions we all face...  Read More

God’s Will — The Big PictureIn Romans 12:2, God’s Word promises: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”According to this verse in Romans, the will of God is good, acceptable, and perfect. There’s absolutely no indication here that the Lord’s plan for you will...  Read More

Step In  The will of God.We hear repeatedly that the Lord has a plan for us—and it’s good. We’re instructed to seek it, embrace it, and live it. We’re even told it’s the key to our future. But what is it? Even though God’s will sounds like something we need to know, the whole idea of it often stirs up more questions than answers.Whatever your view of the will of God, it can seem grand and unreacha...  Read More

DependenceThe truffle is a delicacy that is now widely enjoyed by casual diners across the world. We have truffle fries, truffle pastas, and all kinds of other truffle-flavored dishes. What some people may not know about the delicious truffle is its humble origins. Though truffles elevate the flavor (and the cost) of many dishes, the truffle itself is found in low places. In the dirty, damp roots ...  Read More