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Message Title: \xa0God\u2019s Will

\u201cWhat is God\u2019s will for my life?\u201d

1.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 We don\u2019t trust God.

I ask\u2014ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory\u2014to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally\u2026 Ephesians 1:17-18 (MSG)

\u2026your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him\u2026 Ephesians 1:17-18 (MSG)

We can only experience God\u2019s will for our lives\u2026 when HE is LORD of our lives.

2.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 We are aiming at the wrong thing.

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• His SOVERIEGN will (His Works)
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I make known the end from the beginning,\xa0from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, \u2018My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.\u2019 Isaiah 46:10 (NIV)\xa0

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• His REVEALED will (His Ways)
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God\u2019s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.\xa0 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (NLT)

Never stop praying.\xa0 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God\u2019s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 (NLT)

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• His CONCEALED will
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The secret things belong to the\xa0Lord\xa0our God,\xa0but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29 (NIV)

3.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 We are paralyzed by fear.

\u2026may He equip you with all you need\xa0for doing His will. \xa0May He produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to Him. \xa0Hebrews 13:21 (NLT)

1.\xa0 Do what you KNOW to do.

His REVEALED will is the path to His CONCEALED will.

Therefore, I urge you,\xa0brothers and sisters, in view of God\u2019s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,\xa0holy and pleasing to God\u2014this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)
Do not conform\xa0to the pattern of this world,\xa0but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.\xa0Then you will be able to test and approve what God\u2019s will is \u2014his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)

When you are walking in His WAYS\u2026 you are living in His WILL.

So be careful how you live. Don\u2019t live like fools, but like those who are wise. \xa0Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.\xa0Ephesians 5:15-18 (NLT)
Don\u2019t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.\xa0 Don\u2019t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit\u2026 Ephesians 5:15-18 (NLT)

\u201cGod\u2019s will is more present than future, but often remains invisible until it\u2019s in the past.\u201d \u2013 Levi Lusko

2.\xa0 Do what you WANT to do.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

The will of God is what you will miss out on\u2026 when you are sitting around obsessing about it.\xa0

And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. Colossians 3:17 (NLT)

Trust in the\xa0Lord\xa0with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct\xa0your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)

Take delight in the\xa0Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. \xa0Commit your way to the\xa0Lord;\xa0trust in him\xa0and he will do this\u2026 Psalm 37:4-5 (NIV)

\u201cLove God and do whatever you will.\u201d \u2013 Augustine

3.\xa0\xa0 Trust that HE will DO what HE NEEDS to do, to accomplish what HE WANTS to do.\xa0

And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers\xa0in harmony with God\u2019s own will.\xa0Romans 8:27-28 (NLT)
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And we know that God causes everything to work together\xa0for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:27-28 (NLT)