Question:

How do you know God’s will? How do you know what to do?

6 points.  1. Do I want to do God’s will? (Ephesians 6:6, 1 Peter 4:2, John 7:17).  If you honestly want to do God’s will, He WILL show you.  You can’t just want to know about it so you can decide if you want to do it or not.  2. The Bible shows us His will already:  (1 Thessalonians 4:3—abstain from sexual immorality; Ephesians 5:18—don’t be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit; Ephesians 6:1,2—obey your parents, and honor your father and mother; Romans 12:1,2—present your bodies as a sacrifice to God, don’t be conformed to the world, but renew your mind.  For marriage, we are told to marry only believers and those who are in the Lord (that wipes out a lot of people). 3. Get to know your Bible: When we know the Bible, it will help us make decisions.  There are no directions that tell you to go to which college or the name of the person you are to marry, but there are things that can direct you in making those decisions.  4. PRAY!  It is in the quiet times you have with the Lord that He can speak to you.  If you don’t have this special time with the Lord, you are missing out on the input He wants to give you.  5. Holy Spirit:  John 16:13 says, “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come” (NASB)  AMEN!  6.  Get counsel:  Proverbs 11:14 says, “Where there is no guidance, the people fall, but in the abundance of the counselors, there is victory.”  Get advice from older people.  Phil gave out a list of phone numbers of some of the older brothers.  He wanted us to know that they are more than willing to help you when you are facing a tough decision.  Although their counsel is valuable, the most important thing is with the Lord.