Desert Springs Community Church
Acts 16:1-10 NASB1995
Jesus’ Will for Your Life: Understanding it from His Perspective
· Jesus wants you to walk in His will more than you want to walk in His will (Proverbs 3:5-6)
· Jesus has clearly told us much of His will for our lives in the Bible
· Jesus’ will for us is more about “being” than “doing”
· Walking in Jesus’ will for your life is often about simply living in the parameters of His Word
· If Jesus’ will for you is a specific thing/place and you are walking with Him, He will get you there (Psalm 121:3)
Jesus’ Will for Your Life: What it Promises, what it Does Not Promise
· It does not promise an easy, pain free life
· It does not promise visible results of fruitfulness
· What it does promise is purpose
· What it does promise is reward (Hebrews 11:8)
Jesus’ Will for Your Life: Helpful Tools for Discernment
· Desire: Ask to know His will
· Holy Spirit: learn to listen for the prompting of the Holy Spirit
· Bible: Read for the parameters that have been set
· Circumstances: watching for the open and closed doors
· Reasoning: His will is often the rational choice
· Other Believers: There is wisdom in counselors (Proverbs 24:6)