Embracing God's Will: 2 Truths to Trust, Delight in His Purposes for You

Are you living God's will for your life? Are you confident in your understanding of what Scripture teaches about God's will? A touchy subject for some and downright confusing for others. Let's dive into what God's will is, and what Christians are called to in this episode!

Today we will discuss two very important truths, God's decreed will, and God's desired will, and how they direct, lead AND empower, our everyday lives.

8 Ball Decision Making
Why do we need to know God's will?
As:

• Our Creator He has made us for a purpose, and His will directs that purpose.
• Those who are made by Him and for Him need to understand this purpose to glorify Him with our lives. 

I don't include this in the episode, but our need to know God's will is yes based in created purpose, but also to simply to be faithful to what He commands, and His commands we intended first and foremost for the people He created for Him to be in relationship with Him, to obey and love Him. This is the primary reason to understand God's will, and the second half of this blurb is covered in this episode.

The Goal: Help us better understand what God’s will is for our lives.

Understanding God’s Will.

• Theologically speaking: quick disclaimer
•  From Wayne Grudem below: The necessity of Scripture may be defined as follows: The necessity of Scripture means that the Bible is necessary for knowing the gospel, for maintaining spiritual life, and for knowing God’s will...
• God has two wills: God’s will of decree, and God’s will of desire.
  • God's will of decree (Eph. 1:11, Acts 2:23)
  • God's will of desire ( 1 Tim 2:4)
• God's will worked out in our lives
  • God's decreed will
    • God sanctifies us and shows us His favor (1 Thess. 4:3, 2 Cor. 3:18, Phil 2:12-3)
  • God's desired will
    • Our primary purpose
    • The freedom of a Spirit empowered fellowship (Romans 12:1-2, Ecclesiastes 12:13)
  • What do WE DO
    • Freedom in making decisions
    • We can't mess up His decreed will
    • God’s love overflows to us no matter what we do, yet He desires us to enjoy Him by glorifying Him with our lives. 

God bless!

Resources from this episode:
John Piper on God's Will
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/are-there-two-wills-in-god
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-hardening-of-pharaoh-and-the-hope-of-the-world#seeing-what-paul-saw-in-the-old-testament
R.C Sproul on God's will
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/comprehending-decretive-will-god
Kevin DeYoung on God's Will
https://www.christianbook.com/something-liberating-approach-finding-gods-will/kevin-deyoung/9780802411594/pd/411590?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=christian-living-0-20%7C411590&p=1179710&utm_source=google&dv=c&cb_src=google&cb_typ=shopping&cb_cmp=1065616555&cb_adg=51462729079&cb_kyw=&snav=667260&gclid=CjwKCAjw_aemBhBLEiwAT98FMrz4EcFu0lzOlPMydTbeCbfXYyNp5felvjdLHyA6OoNDZ11wmXEERBoCte0QAvD_BwE
https://www.amazon.com/Just-Do-Something-Liberating-Approach/dp/08024

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Chapters

• 9:47 God's Two Wills
• 10:00 God's Will of Decree
• 12:42 God's Will of Desire
• 14:37 God's Will and Our Lives
• 26:38 God's Primary Will For Us
• 32:35 What Do WE Do?