Welcome to the New Year!!!
Just a few dates to mention for the months of January and February. We will be going sledding on January 21st at 7:P.M. Also in the month of January we will be having one of our own High School Youth (Helen Lee) performing a Violin recital February 17th at 12:30 pm at the Flint Institute of Music. In February we will be having a Movie Night at the church on the 18th.
What is God's will for your life? Many students desire to do God's will, but struggle because they don't know what God's will is. The following are some principles from God's Word that will help you to discern what God's will is for you.
God does have great plans for your life!
We were created by God, in His image, for a purpose. Just as God set apart from birth Isaiah (Isaiah 49:1, Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15) for a specific purpose, he also has a specific plan for your life.
God's will, first and foremost, is that we have a relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. (1 Timothy 2:3-4).
God wants us to be Christ's disciples.
This means Christians must be committed to following God's will daily, whatever the cost. (Luke 9:23).
The Bible will help us to know God's will. (Psalm 119:105).
God promises to give us wisdom if we just ask Him in prayer,
believing that He will give it.
Sometimes we need to just ask God to give us wisdom to discern His will.
(James 1:5).
God has given us the Holy Spirit for guidance. (John 16:13a).
We should listen to the advice of godly men and women that God has placed in our lives.
Many times the advice of a parent, pastor, youth minister, Sunday School teacher or other mature person is just what we need to hear to help us decide what God wants us to do.(Proverbs 12:15). (Proverbs 15:22).
The Bible says that there is a peace that comes when we are pleasing God with our lives.
When deciding between two alternatives that you have been praying about, sometimes one of the options will give you a greater peace. That option is probably God's will. (Isaiah 32:17).
We should trust God in faith that He will accomplish His will in our lives. (Proverbs 3:5-6, Philippians 1:6).
God has given each of us gifts and abilities to use in His service.
God always equips us to do what he calls us to do. If you aren't gifted in a certain area, God is probably not calling you to minister in that area. Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Ephesians 4:11-13 Remember that God's ultimate purpose for all of us is that He would be glorified (1 Corinthians 10:31) and that the gospel and God's kingdom would be advanced (Genesis 50:20 and Philippians 1:12).
Author: Dawson McAllister