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Monday, March 23, 2009
Knowing God's will =] @ 4:15 PM

Philippians 2:13
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him

God puts in everyone of us the will to live righteously

In order for us to do God's will, first we need to change

3 things that we need to do

1. Find out what is God's will in our life

the key to finding out God's will in your lives is in Jesus
Our foundation to know God's will is a relationship with Jesus
God gave us an ability to choose, which is also know as 'your will'
your will = a desire or intend to do something.

Our sinful nature prevents us from choosing the right things.

Ephesians 1:5-6
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.

Ephesians 1:12-14
God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own* by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.

the Holy spirit teaches us about God's will.
God's will is not revealed to us all at a time, but on a day by day basis.
To know God's will, we need to observe Him, His likes and dislikes.

2. We need to change our personality.

1Corinthians 2:14
But people who aren’t spiritual* can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

God works in us to provide the will and the ability to do God's will

3. Commit our personality to God.

Galatians 5:16-17
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.

Mind: God renews my mind so that i can do His will

Body: God tells me to present my body as a living sacrifice to Him as my spiritual act of worship

Emotion: God's provides fruits of the spirit to control our emotion

Life: Christ lives in me when i am crucified with Him, and He provides the power to do His will.(Galatians 2:20)









21 March 2009