HOW TO KNOW WHAT GOD WANTS - Part Two
Last time, we considered the first two steps in knowing what God wants. This time, we consider the final step, which is practical in nature. The Scriptural Practices I believe there are five activities which contribute to the discovery of God's will. 1. Prayer The first is prayer. The most important attribute for making right decisions is wisdom. If your life is to be aligned to the will of God, then you need wisdom, and James tells us that the way to obtain wisdom is to pray (James 1:5). The hardest time to make good decisions is when you are under pressure and this was the situation that James addressed in his letter. He wrote to people under pressure, enduring trials, and told them that wisdom to make the right response to their circumstances was available through prayer. Prayer not only provides a right perspective, seeing our circumstances from God's point of view, but it also promotes a right disposition and sensitivity to God's will. Philip...