Knowing God's Will

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We often struggle with knowing God’s will for our lives. What does God want me to do? Where does he want me to live? What career does he want me to pursue? Who does he want me to marry? How does he want me to handle this situation? Does he want me to adopt children? Should I become a missionary? Should I become a pastor? As a pastor, should I stay at this church or look for a new one? And the list goes on and on. Every day we are faced with a million different decisions we need to make. Some big. Most are small. But it’s the big ones that keep us up at night and cause anxiety or shingles. So then, what are we to do about it? How do we determine God’s will for our lives? This is an important question because many will be paralyzed in life, waiting for the clouds to part and a voice from heaven telling them which car to buy. But is that what we should do? Should we just think, wait, and pray about a decision until God gives us a neon sign? How can we know God’s will for our life?

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