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Who, at some point, hasn’t asked “What is God’s plan and aim for my life?” We sooner or later reach a time in life when we find our self questioning why we are here. We come to a point of knowing, deep inside, that there will have to be something more God would have for us to do with our lives. Well, how may you know the will of God and what you ought to do with your life? Good question. And it all starts with the Word of God, since God’s Word is God’s will. Knowing God’s General Will The Bible teaches us how to live our lives. It is filled with instructions and directions and it reveals God’s ordinary will for all of us. So, basi and foremost, we need to get into God’s Word so that we may know what He wants from us. His Word is very powerful and will guide us. Here are just a couple examples:
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” – Romans 12:1-2
“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 God’s will for man is not a concealed mystery. Anyone may open the Book and speedily see a heap of things that God wants them to do (and not do). The chief intent and intent of our lives ought to be to live according to His revealed will. Knowing God’s Specific Will Now you might be asking, “How do I know God’s specific plan for my life?” People oftentimes want God to tell them distinctively what to do; like where to live, where to work, where to go to school, who to marry, etcetera. Well, God may show us in some dissimilar ways. A loud, audible voice from heaven is not required, but listening to that still, little voice is. God has given us the Holy Spirit for guidance. The Spirit of truth is here to guide us into all truth. God may likewise direct us, through the events happening around us. And if we are already living every day according to God’s revealed will, conclusions will be much clearer and more comfortable to make. There is a peace that comes when we are delighting God with our lives. To get answers, we likewise need to pray and ask for God’s aid and direction. When settling amid two options, the one that brings a more outstanding peace is normally God’s will. Emotions now and again develop a untrue peace, but true peace will stay even after emotions fall. Keep in mind: God allows us to make choices, but He is ultimately in control. We ought to trust Him always in faith that He will accomplish His will in our lives.
“Trust in the Lord…acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 Plus, questions we ought to be asking are, “Am I doing this for me or for God? Is this what I want or what God wants?” The key is to desire to make selections that agree with God’s will. If a decision does not go versus the Word of God, then we may follow our heart. Created with a Purpose God does have outstanding plans for your life! You were devised by God, in His image, for a purpose. We have all been given distinguishable gifts and talents. And just like our physical body is made up of a good deal of dissimilar parts, all unique, and all necessary to having a wholly functioning body; so it is with the body of Christ. Your gifts and endowments have been given to you so you may be a benediction to the kingdom of God and make a positive contribution in life. So step out and act on the revealed noesis you have already been given and use the endowments you already have. Then trust God to disclose more to you after you are faithful initial in the little. Be convinced that He who started out a good work in you will carry it on to completion. God’s intent for all is that He is glorified and the gospel and kingdom of God be advanced. In Conclusion: The wise king Solomon tells us the conclusion of the whole matter and obligation of man is to fear God and keep His commandments. He also inspires us to take delight in life and be happy with our work. Keep the Word of God your foundation and watch His great plan revealed before your very eyes. God is for you and He will help you. May you seek original the kingdom of God and live a life full of growing prosperity! Most helpful customer reviews 55 of 55 people found the following review helpful. When I review a book written by one of the pastors in these cities, I usually have an idea of the book’s bent. As I picked up this book by Pete Wilson, pastor of the Cross Point Church in Nashville, I assumed it would have the “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me” flair. I mean the guy already looks like Keith Urban, why not use his lyrics too? Pete has a successful church with multiple campuses, a pretty blonde wife, three young boys, a popular blog, and now he’s even published a book with a green cover that we can add to the list of everything we envy about him. There are shelves of books on the Christian market that talk about the Good Life. There is a lot of preaching from our pulpits about the promises that will be ours if we pop our coins in their Christian slot machines. Problem is it’s a losing gamble. More often than not, there is no payoff and we are left as broke and broken people. Pete could have written about the good life. He didn’t. Instead he wrote about the life that most of us live–when God hasn’t shown up for us the way we thought, and have been sold, that he would. We all have an idea of what our life should look like, our Plan A. When that doesn’t materialize, what will happen when we turn to Plan B? Pete could have filled his book with stories of people who have made it. He could have included illustrations of people who faced adversity but overcame it to be even more successful than they once were. Instead, Pete shares stories of people who were well on their way and then it all crashed down around them. Some of their situations never bettered themselves–even when they tried playing the country music backwards they found out the return of their life as they knew it was just a Nashville joke. Pete could have shared the Bible Stories in his book in such a way that all God-followers become prophets, priests and kings. Instead he shows how those in the scripture who actually had those titles were not strangers to disappointments and failures themselves. Here’s a taste of what Pete shares: “We spend a lot of time worried about what is happening to us. We focus a lot of attention on when things might happen. We ask a lot of questions about where we will end up. Often in life, the what, when and where are not going to turn out the way you want them to turn out. You don’t always get to choose those things, but you do get to choose the why. You may not get to choose what your future is going to be, but at any given time you do get to choose why you’re living the way you do.” Pete could have shared 10 steps toward victory, overcoming, or finding perfect will of God for their life. Instead, Plan B, discusses how to keep living, how to keep breathing, how to have hope when life simply hasn’t turned out. “When people ask me how they can know God’s will for their lives, I tell them the best first step is to know God. Beyond that, I really don’t have any steps.” Have I made this book sound like a downer? It isn’t. It’s very real and very encouraging. Reading these pages I didn’t feel so alone. If Your Best Life Now, hasn’t arrived. Or if it did but its stay was way too short, consider reading Plan B–not for Pete’s sake, but for yours. 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Pete doesn’t pull any punches in his book, nor does he admit he has all the answers. I think that’s one of the great things about the book. For everyone, our situations are a little different, and no one has all the answers, and Pete explains how to work through Plan B in our lives, but admits that he’s walking the same path as the rest of us. I love the illustrations and stories that he uses throughout the book to illustrate different aspects of our lives and how we can learn to accept things when they don’t work out the way we intended them. I really enjoy the part where Pete talks about idols, and how Plan A in our lives for pretty much all of us turns into an idol. Not many of us walk around saying, “I worship my stuff. I worship my job. I worship this pleasure. I worship her. I worship my body. I worship my dream.> But the trail never lies. In the end our worship, our idolatry, is more about what we do than what we say. And I think for those of us in the midst of a Plan B we’ll discover that one of our idols all along has been a picture of the way life should be. Our idol was an expectation or a dream. I have never thought about that before, and I think it’s very true, at least in my life. Pete also talks about how God uses our Plan B in our lives. God will always take these situations in our lives where we have pain and struggle, and will never fail at the opportunity to show us how much he loves us. God never destroys our lives, but he does allow us to make our own decisions, even when those decisions take us farther away from God. Pete also discusses our timing versus God’s timing, especially in a Plan B situation. As Pete says, we often wonder where God is, why are things going so badly, and why do I continue to struggle through this pain for years and years. Too often, we want that pain to be over as quickly as possible, and we scream at God when it doesn’t happen in our timing. Pete talks about the fact that God’s timing is nothing like ours, and if there is a reason the pain is allowed to go on, maybe God is working in your life and his timing isn’t ready for you to be out of this season in life. A tough thing to swallow, that’s for sure, but very true. I especially liked the illustration Pete used that explains why, when we’re in a painful situation, we think God isn’t there. In all reality, maybe we’ve pulled away from God, and he’s been right here all along, just waiting on us to come back to him. He’s never left us. This was something I’ve never really considered, and too many times I’ve asked God where he was, why wasn’t he fixing this, why weren’t my plans coming true. When in all reality, maybe I’ve been the one running from God and he’s never left me, but instead, I’ve tried to leave him. This book was absolutely fantastic, and I would highly recommend everyone pick this up. Even if you don’t read it right now, or things are going according to your plan for life; sooner or later, you’re going to run into a Plan B, and I think this book is an excellent instruction manual to help you deal with and makes it through those situations in your life. Pete has done a fantastic job with this book, and I’m really looking forward to reading the next book that he writes. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Pete Wilson is the pastor of Cross Point church in Nashville, TN and the author of WithoutWax.tv blog. The book, Plan B, mirrors the message and the person that he presents in both the church and blog mediums. Plan B is a book intended to help the reader deal with those moments in life where things have not turned out the way they had dreamed or hoped. Let’s face it, most of us have either had one of those moments or will. Someone once said that life is what happens when we are planning for it. So how can we deal with those unexpected twists in our lives? While this book is presented from a faith standpoint and will speak very clearly to the Christian reader, it brings a lot of practical wisdom that the non-Christian reader will benefit from as well. Pete’s conversational style has a way of drawing the reader in to the inner circle of the stories he relays as examples for the lessons he has learned from his own life or from others. It is easy to laugh along and to grieve along with the persons inside that circle that Pete invites you to witness. So what do you do when faced with that moment when the world seems to fall away from under your feet? Do you run? Do you stand paralyzed not knowing what to do? Do you struggle with who to turn to or understanding where help can come from? I recommend you pick up Pete’s book and take a journey through the process. You won’t find all the answers and he is wise enough to tell you that himself in the book … but you may find an anchor in the storm of your life that will help you weather your Plan B. |
When Life Reverts to Plan B
