I've been sharing my previous experiences especially on the "Experiencing God" era, which is actually a time of which we learned processes of knowing and doing the Will of God. And from any stand point of preachers and teachers, I suppose they would always point to God's Word and Prayer. You see, God's Will is already revealed in His Word, and it is the Holy Spirit Who directs us and enables us into doing it.
But often, we (I) always sought to seek my personal direction in accordance to His will. Specially when we are in the midst of waiting stage, we often grow weary and anxious and impatient of knowing what should we do? Added to it are the pressures and stress of life made upon us according to their expectations. We tend to be impatient and continue to ask, "Lord, is this Your will?" pertaining or thinking of the already made-up plans we've made... Well I'm not saying, we shouldn't plan anymore or planning is an evil thing. Planning is a very good thing! It's just at times, our plans are compromised and that we know part or whole of it is not according to His Will and yet we would like to insist. Probably great example would be Jonah going to Nineveh. When God has revealed to us His Will and we don't like it, we make our own plan and insist, this is God's plan.
There are also times, when truly we are clouded and confused and seem to not know any more what we should do. I could remember prophet Elijah, when Queen Jezebel, just after her priests were killed, she ordered for the death of the prophet Elijah. Having known this, Elijah fled for his life, just as after he had seen the glory of God. At times we are like Elijah, blinded when we're supposed to go to God always.
But "How do we really know God's Will and do it in a personal basis?" Truthfully I am nobody to be able to answer that question. Nevertheless, I'd like to share my own insight because I too am still a learner of the Lord Jesus Christ. Previously as I continue to be part of God's Mission Field, I've encountered this verse:
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: (Hebrews 8:10)
or actually the phrase "I will put (or write) my laws (which could also probably mean principles) into their hearts". This phrase, could also be found in Old Testament (I think Deuteronomy) and of course New Testament. This somehow has blown me away, though it probably is very evident or very obvious of what God has been doing in our lives as a Christian, but have we been very attentive to it? I mean, are we sure we are allowing God to do that in our lives? 'Cause I believe, I think this is His way or process of revealing His Will to us on the personal basis. Revealing His Will to you, personally, by writing it in your own heart and mind. I believe God is very, very interested in our hearts. Because there I believe resides our will as well.
From this view, I actually believe that, knowing His Will is actually knowing Him. Or I mean, it's really a relationship that you unfold or is revealed. Now typically to a couple who just probably met, most of the time, they would really like to know more of the other person. I believe that is so with us toward God, should be... But that poses a big question to us Christians, do we really sought to know God more? I remember apostle Paul when he said "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;" (Phil. 3:10)... Do we really sought to know Him more?
The series of video clips "The Truth Project", somehow speaks of this too, although not sure, but what I get is that the series of videos' goal were to "see or gaze upon the face of God"... To know Him, His Character, His Nature... and in effect, how should we respond to it?... Isaiah responded, "Woe is me! For I am undone! For I live in the midst of unclean lips!" Isaiah saw how sinful and unworthy he is in front of the God Almighty. When we gaze upon His face, how will we respond? That has been the challenge left out to them who listened and watched those videos and that includes me.
You see, knowing who He is, makes us or should compel us to conform to His ways and not our ways. Our ways are cursed and conformed to the evil ways, to the worldly ways because of our flesh. One example or illustration I've learned is that of our relationship to our earthly fathers. Not all probably, but I'm sure our fathers has been teaching us something, because they themselves does it. It's rarely one could teach something that they themselves aren't doing it or a good example by it. Most often, one who greatly teaches something is the one who themselves apply it in their lives. So when we see our parents or our father, teaching what they do, we learn. Therefore we know what our father wants us to do, even if they aren't there. That's the same thing with us Christians, being children of God. God wants to teach us, print His ways into our hearts, so that we could never forget and be able to do it.
Frankly, this principle may have not answered directly our daily question "Is This God's Will for Me?" But I think it would be enough. Just as the lecturer said in the "The Truth Project" answering the question "What should I do?"... He said, "I don't have a clue!" But he adds, "but I know Who does!" He still points to God. Same principle of what I was talking about. It's about knowing Him... and by knowing Him, we know His ways, His nature, His character... By which we ought to conform as His children in obeying and doing. More than these God has given us His promises worth clinging to, hoping for and standing firm.
"...For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (Heb. 13:5)
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