LIVING IN THE WILL OF GOD

             Often we hear someone say, “it doesn’t get any better than this.”  I want to say that it doesn’t get any better than to be in the will of God.  The will of God is the right thing for you, and it is the only way to experience fulfillment.  The will of God is personally designed for each of us.  God, Who made us and Who knows us has de- signed us and His will to be totally compatible.  We need to take the same position as Jesus did as He expressed that the doing of the Father’s will was His delight.  I want that to be my delight as well.  Living in the will of God brings us the deepest peace, the greatest joy, and the highest purpose possible.  Living in the will of God keeps us from regrets, foolish choices and wasted time.

            There is nothing bad for us in the will of God.  Living in the will of God is not the guarantee of a smooth, trouble free life.  Living in the will of God may mean suffering, difficulties, perhaps even persecution.  Experiencing some difficulties is not evidence that you could have chosen something better.  There is nothing better than living in the will of God.  The early apostles of the Lord experienced much difficulty in their walk with the Lord, yet the Scripture records that they were filled with great joy in that they “rejoiced that they had been found worthy to suffer for the name of Jesus.”  They had discovered that “it doesn’t get any better than this.”

            Living in the will of God may mean that some will misunderstand you, disapprove of choices you make, pressure you to follow their ways, or oppose you in ways that will seem that obedience to the will of God is burdensome.  You do not need to defend yourself, for the “the Lord is our Defender.”  Living in the will of God means that you are living with the approval of God, and that is all the approval any of us need.  Let us declare with Jesus, “I have come to do Your will O God…”  Living in the will of God—it doesn’t get any better than this!

 

                                                                                                                                                                               - Dr. Marvin Isum