Ephesians 5:17 says, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. When I was a teenager and young adult I agonised over what God's will for my life was. What subjects did he want me to study at high school? Which university course did he want me to study? Who did he want me to date? Which job should I apply for and take? Which church did he want me to go to? You get the idea.
I eventually learned that it's really quite simple to know the will go God. When Jesus was asked what the most important commandment is in Mark 12:29-31 he said, 'you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' If you fulfil these two commandments, you are doing what God wants. It is my belief that there are any number of subjects, courses, jobs, partners and other optional extras that will be in God's will. The important thing is our that we are loving God and loving others. If you love God, you won't have any idols in your life or use his name as a swear word. If you love others you won't gossip, bully or exclude other people. Here are some more Bible truths about the will of God:
What areas of your life do you think are in God’s will? What areas do you think aren’t in his will? The modern church tends to ignore the discipline of fasting, possibly because it causes us the most discomfort. Fasting in the Bible spoke referred to giving up food in particular and was often accompanied by prayer. I think the principle of fasting can be applied to many different things such as social media, your phone, sugar, chocolate, television, etc. You usually give something up so that you can focus on prayer.
What can you give up for a period of time to focus on prayer and worshipping God? Ephesians 5:16 says, Make the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Time is like money. When you go to the shops, you don’t waste all your money on cheap things that won’t last. You want to buy good quality things that are going to last. Our time is like that. We only have a limited amount of it. What are you going to spend your time on? Things that make the most of your time:
Things that don't make the most of your time:
Why is how we use our time important? Paul said that the days are evil. Even though Jesus died and rose again so that we can spend eternity with him, the world is still full of sin and evil. We only have a finite time on this earth until we die or Jesus comes again. We should be so grateful for what Jesus did for us, that it motivates us to use our time living for and glorifying him. |
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