God’s Will - A Road of Unclear Turns?

God’s Will

God’s will has been something of a mystery to me for the last several years. Five years ago, I was a boy intent on my own plans. My music was my music, my movies were my movies, my plans were my plans, and my future was mine to control. I knew what I was going to do when I graduated, and I knew who I was going to do it with. God began to get ahold of my heart and I started to give Him some aspects of my life, but my future remained mine. At camp last summer, God began to ask me to give Him all of my future. This was difficult for me at first, but I surrendered to His will and gave up all of my desires. I wasn’t sure what God wanted me to do, but I knew that my plans didn’t matter.

As I have continued to grow closer to God, I have desired more and more for Him to have control of my plans. I have spent many hours in prayer about what God would have me to do. This past Wednesday, however, God showed me something about my future and my desires. Pastor Ray McCormick spoke about how if a Christian is completely surrendered to God’s will, their desires will be right and part of God’s will. I began to get excited in the service as I realized what that meant. While I should still pray about God’s will, I should pray more about my following the will that God has laid out for me in His word. I don’t need to worry about what God wants me to do when I graduate—God’s shown me His will for me today. If I do that, and pray about the decisions that come my way, then each day will just be another day of surrendering to His will.

God’s will is that all men be saved, that I be spirit-filled, that I be set apart, that I be submitted, that I suffer, and that I be satisfied with what He has given me. If I fulfill God’s desires, then I will do His will. I am excited right now as I focus on fulfilling his desires for me.

God’s will is that my life be His every day.

Is your life His?