How to Know God's Will for Your Life
You've prayed about it. Maybe more than once, maybe with real tears. And you still don't know whether to take the job, end the relationship, or stay put. If you've started wondering whether God's will is a code only certain people know how to crack, you're closer to the truth than you think, just not in the way you expect. Why this is genuinely hard Part of what makes this hard is that we come to the Bible looking for a map and find, instead, a relationship. Scripture speaks constantly about God's moral will, what kind of person to become, how to treat your neighbor, what to abstain from, but it rarely tells a specific person which job to take or whether to move to Manchester. That gap between what we want (a clear yes or no) and what we're given (wisdom, character, the Spirit's presence) is where a lot of anxious praying happens. Add your own mixed motives, fear of missing out, fear of disappointing people, a genuine desire to honor God, and it's e...