Proverbs 28-31 Enjoying God's Guidance

As I finished up Proverbs, I read a section of my commentary about Enjoying God’s Guidance.  It listed what Solomon had shared of the essentials for knowing, doing, and enjoying the will of God.  Those essentials are faith, commitment, instruction, counsel, plans, and obedience.

Here are just a few of the nuggets I found this morning:

“When we say we are trusting in the Lord, we’re really affirming that we belong to God, that God has a plan for our lives, that this plan is the best thing for us, and that the Father will reveal His will in His time.”

“God assures us that He works in us to accomplish His good pleasure.  The talents we were born with and the gifts we received at conversion are brought together by the Holy Spirit so that we can do what God has called us to do.”

“Knowing and doing the will of God isn’t a spiritual technique that we use occasionally; it’s a committed lifestyle that involves everything we do.”

“The will of God isn’t a curiosity for us to study, it’s a command for us to obey; God isn’t obligated to reveal His will unless we’re willing to do it.”

“Whenever I find myself distant from my Father, then I’ve allowed something to enter my life that is not in the sphere of His will.  Since the will of God comes from the heart of God, it ought to draw my heart closer to Him.”

“To deliberately act apart from the instruction of the Scriptures is to rebel against the revealed will of God.”

“In the school of faith, sometimes we don’t know what the lesson is until we’ve passed – or failed – the exam!”

Father, continue to reveal Your will to me and help me to have the will to obey.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford