Decision-Making Skills: Good to Go, or Good with God?
A Series by Heather A. Goodman Part 1: Want Fries With That? Part II: Knowing God's Will Part III: Living Wisely within God's Freedom
In seeking how to best obey God's will in life, I've been asking myself very tough questions recently, not the least of all was my career path. I've been very blessed to have excellent people to lean on and talk things out, and Andy recently sent me and Di a series by Heather Goodman that addresses this particular issue.
God does not have a specific workplace, church, or geographic location in mind for us... He gives us freedom to choose these things as long as we seek to obey him and serve his kingdom through these choices. And he will use us no matter where we are or what we decide.
To some, this idea lifts the weight from their shoulders - no longer do they need to search for God's specific, personal will, afraid that every decision may be outside this will and may lead to a life that doesn't glorify or serve him in the way he expects. For others, this idea adds stress because it brings the onus of the decision on the individual rather than being able to know that this action and its consequences are God's will.
I think I'm more stressed out than consoled. Newton's 3rd Law of Motion states that every force has an equal and opposite reaction, which makes sense because every action will (or should!) have a consequence... and what happens if you think you're obeying God, but you're really not? What if you're really being led astray by something or other?Libellés : christian, thinking
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Sngs Alumni @ 22.6.09 { 1 comments }
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