We often think we can discern God’s will from the circumstances in our life. An answered prayer seems like a definite green light to go a certain direction. But can we rely on what we believe to be an answered prayer as an indication of God’s will for our life? Have you ever experienced a situation where you believed God answered a prayer, you went down that path, and things didn’t work out?
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In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I am going to be posting some of the sermons that I’ve taught as part of the teaching team at NewSong Church. While these sermons aren’t quite as interactive as our podcasts from the Interactive Forum, we do allow a time for Q&A at the end of many of our sermons, so you’ll still get a chance to hear the interactions we’ve had with those who are part of the congregation.
The first series we are posting is my most recent on Discerning God’s Will. Many who are familiar with our podcasts will recognize this as one of our most popular podcasts from the Interactive Forum, and we frequently hear from our online listeners about this topic.
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If there was such a thing as theological amnesia, it would be caused by any discussion about God’s will. Without fail, I find myself repeatedly in conversations about how to find God’s will – often with the same people I’ve already had the discussion with before.
Most of the time, the problems we have with finding God’s will stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of how we seek out His will.
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