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Exchanging Our Will For God's Will

Thursday April 26, 2018

God teaches us to know His will through the Bible and through following good counsel from pastors, sponsors, and Christian friends who have been faithfully walking with God for some time.  As we regularly replace our will with God’s will and plan for our lives, our daily life will take on new meaning and will be satisfying.





For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.  (Jeremiah 29:11; 31:3 NIV)



Turning our will and our life over to the care of God is not simply asking God to bless what we believe and determine we should do.  It is actively researching the Bible for what God says brings satisfaction in life.  Because of His love for us, God warns us to stay away from those things that He knows will injure us.  God’s principles for living are not twisted by wounds and resentments and shame and fear.  His desire for us is to know a satisfying way of life and live it well.  As we submit to building on that foundation, life will change and become more fulfilling.



Christ has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.  We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us – they help us learn to endure.  And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.  And this expectation will not disappoint us.  (Romans 5:2-4 NLT)
Prayer:  Heavenly Father, sometimes I feel irritated and stretched by the unfamiliar ways in which you are leading me.  However today I once again humbly admit, “God, You know better than I do.  Even though I may not feel like doing what you say, I will trust you and make adjustments according to Your word.”  Amen



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