Recognizing Knowing and Discerning God's Will

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Coming up on Renewed Mindsets.

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Today, I'm going to talk about something that's pretty cool Understanding God's will.

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You know that feeling when you're trying to figure out what God wants from you.

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Yeah, that we're exploring how to recognize those little nudges from above, to find your path and to live in sync with something so much bigger than just yourself.

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This is going to be good.

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You know what comes next.

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Let's go.

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Boys, boys, hey, welcome to Renewed Mindsets, where we study the basics of the faith through the lens of our middle-aged experiences.

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I'm Rick.

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Welcome to the show where I help you, gen Xers and millennials, navigate spiritually through a world that looks nothing like we expected back, when cars were square and mullets were totally awesome.

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I am so glad you're here.

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So, when it comes to finding God's will, one of our main concerns is making the right decisions in accordance with His overall plan for our lives.

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Now, this includes not only the choices that we make for ourselves, but also the decisions we help our loved ones make.

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Now.

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These decisions can range from choosing a college major, or finding a spouse, or deciding on the number of children that we're going to have, or determining how to educate them, selecting a church to join, picking a place to live, even deciding on medical treatments.

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It's important to understand the importance of these matters and take them seriously, but it doesn't mean that we need to try to fully grasp God's mind in order to guarantee that we've made the correct choice.

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The truth is we can't fully understand God's mind, nor can we be aware of his hidden or decorative will, which is his sovereign, eternal plan for all creation.

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It's just beyond our comprehension.

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But what we can know is God's revealed or perceptive will, which is what he's shown us in Scripture about himself, his ways, his requirements for us.

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God's perceptive will instructs us on what's pleasing to him, according to his holy character.

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It provides us with guidelines and principles to follow in our decision-making.

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Understanding what we can and can't know about God's will frees us to make choices based on His Word.

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By consulting God's Word to help us make decisions, we learn to seek wisdom and guidance from the Lord through the Holy Spirit.

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We develop humility and holiness, and we get that through the Spirit's guidance, and we also seek advice and wisdom from our counselors and our elders, and we honor the wisdom and guidance of our parents.

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We consider our talents and our priorities and our resources as we look at all these different options and we learn not to pursue a path simply because it seems open, but we take the time to discern whether it aligns with God's revealed will.

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Sometimes we need to persist on our efforts, even when a door appears closed, and other times we need to wait on the Lord until our path becomes clear.

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Now Paul in Romans 12 says Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

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Then you'll be able to test and approve what God's will is his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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This verse encourages us to have a renewed mind that's not influenced by the world's values and patterns but seeks to align with God's will.

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It reminds us that by seeking God's will and aligning ourselves with his precepts, we can make decisions that please him.

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It should also remind us of a great podcast that uses Romans 12.2 as its base.

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Sorry, I had to throw that in.

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So, as you're seeking God's will and decision-making, it's not about trying to understand His hidden will, but it's about seeking His revealed or perceptive will through his word.

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This allows us to make choices based on his guidance, wisdom and his principles, by seeking wisdom from the Holy Spirit, seeking advice from wise counselors and considering our talents, our resources and our priorities, we can make choices that align with God's will.

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Ultimately, our goal should be to live a life that pleases God, according to His precepts, recognizing that His will is good and pleasing and perfect.

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So let's talk about defining God's will Now.

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Over time, many people struggled to understand what God's will is, and nowadays, when we talk about God's will, we often refer to things that are important to us, like our families, our jobs, our finances, our hobbies.

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But historically, theologians discussed God's will to explain things about God himself, like his nature, his freedom, sovereignty, his wisdom.

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Now, this wasn't meant to ignore life's big decisions, but rather to place them within the context of God's eternal purposes.

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Defining God's will is important for us Christians because it reveals who he is as the eternal, all-powerful and all-knowing God.

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I've heard God described as, or I've heard his will described as, the perfection of God, by which he seeks the highest good for himself and for his creation.

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Now, simply put, god's will can't be separated from God himself.

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His will is united because he is one.

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In essence, from our perspective, god's will reflects his character.

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It reveals his plan for creation.

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It reveals his plan for creation.

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It demonstrates his wisdom and his power in ordering everything that happens for our benefit and his glory.

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Deuteronomy 29.29 says the secret things belong to the Lord, our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever that we may do all the words of this law.

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This verse summarizes the covenant that God made with Israel through Moses, and it provides a framework for understanding God's divine will.

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The context of Deuteronomy is significant.

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Will the context of Deuteronomy is significant as the Lord prepares Joshua to lead Israel into the promised land.

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He emphasizes the importance of God's word in knowing his will.

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This was a message that Israel needed to hear, especially as they faced challenges and uncertainties.

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They needed to remember that obeying God's will was central for them to understand his will for their lives.

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Now, at the core of Deuteronomy 29, there's a distinction between the secret things that belong to God and the things that are revealed and accessible to us.

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This leads a lot of theologians to talk about God's secret will and his revealed will, and, although it may seem obvious, the distinction between the two is crucial for understanding God's will.

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There are many things that we, as humans, don't know because of our limitations.

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We don't know because of our limitations, but this can't be said of God, who is infinite and all-knowing.

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God's knowledge is perfect and his secret knowledge is beyond our comprehension.

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Now, in contrast to that, our knowledge is limited.

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As created beings, we depend on God to know His will, and when God reveals Himself in His Word, we can truly know His will.

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Although it's not comprehensive, god is the best interpreter of His own will.

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So this is why the things revealed in Scripture are so important.

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The Bible is God's self-written revelation in written form.

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Now, while we might not be able to understand everything about God's secret will, we can confidently know that his revealed will, through his word defining God's will.

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It's going to involve knowing and living according to his written word.

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And when we read the revealed will of God in scripture, we're going to learn about the distinctions between God's decretive will and perceptive will and the will of good pleasure.

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The decretive will refers to his wise and perfect plan, which ordains everything that happens.

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It highlights God's sovereignty over creation and redemption and history and providence, and it can't be thwarted you like that word thwarted?

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It can't be thwarted even by our sin and disobedience.

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This doesn't mean that God delights in sin, but he allows it to accomplish his purpose.

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God's perceptive will and his moral standard, which he requires all people to follow, tells us what God expects from us as his image bearers and what we should do, regardless of whether we actually do it.

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The perceptive will is summarized in the Ten Commandments no-transcript.

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Now, another related aspect is God's will of good pleasure, which has two parts.

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Firstly, it refers to God's pleasure in ordaining his sovereign plan.

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Secondly, it refers to God's delight when we obey his will.

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God is pleased when we do what he desires and he's displeased when we disobey desires and he's displeased when we disobey.

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These distinctions help us to understand the various aspects of God's will, but they don't imply competing or contradictory wills in God.

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His will reflects his single, unified plan.

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The crucifixion of Jesus is a great example of that.

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From the perspective of God's perceptive will, it was wrong to kill an innocent man, but from the perspective of his decorative will, it was part of his sovereign plan for redemption.

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And we also see God's will of good pleasure in His delight when we fulfill His will and displeasure when we disobey.

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When we face decisions, big or small, we shouldn't simply let go and let God.

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Trusting in God's will means actively relying on His wisdom and submitting to His word.

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While we may not be able to understand everything about God's secret will, we can be certain that His will involves pursuing holiness and expressing gratitude in every situation, instead of worrying about the future.

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Understanding God's will calls us to live obediently today.

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The big problem with God's will is our struggle to find it.

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What does God want me to do?

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Have you ever asked yourself that question?

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I have.

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A million times Today I've wondered do I live in the right place according to God's plan?

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Should I marry this person?

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Is this job the one God has chosen for me?

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Questions like this can be agonizing to answer because they carry so much significance and we crave certainty when it comes to making important decisions.

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Why?

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It's because lacking certainty makes us feel scared when we don't know what we're supposed to do next, we worry about making mistakes.

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It creates anxiety.

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In fact, even though we may not admit it, sometimes we're afraid that we might miss God's will.

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The struggle to find God's will is a struggle with certainty, and it's natural for us to seek as much certainty as possible when it comes to making decisions.

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And it certainly helps to make us feel in control, because when we feel in control, we feel safe.

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But seeking more certainty doesn't necessarily mean that we're in the wrong.

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Seeking more certainty doesn't necessarily mean that we're in the wrong.

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It's good for us to consider the consequences of our decisions, to seek good counsel, wise counsel, and pray for guidance.

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Sometimes, though, the desire for certainty can stem from a deeper desire to have more control for ourselves.

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Rather than trusting in God's control, we want God to give us exact directions so that we don't have to have faith.

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It would put our hearts at ease, wouldn't it?

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It kind of would mine.

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It's strange how a seemingly good desire to know God's will can sometimes be twisted into wanting more control for ourselves.

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Now, this reminds me of the Pharisees.

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They believed they were meticulously following God's plan by tithing even the smallest herbs like mint and cumin.

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That's from Luke 11, 42.

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Jesus criticized them for straining out a gnat but swallowing a camel Matthew 23, 24.

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They focused on the tiniest details, but they lacked faith in God.

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Jesus called them hypocrites.

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That's in Matthew 23, 27.

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They appeared righteous on the outside, but inside their hearts didn't trust God, despite their apparent desire to do His will.

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Now the story of the Pharisees.

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It serves as a cautionary tale for us Christians.

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We need to be careful that seemingly good desires don't come from sinful motivations.

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It's difficult.

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It's a difficult task that requires a deep soul searching.

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Were the Pharisees wrong to desire certainty?

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No, they weren't.

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We are certain about some aspects of God's will, like we know that he's commanded us to have compassionate hearts as his chosen ones Colossians 3.12.

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And we know that he's commanded us to love one another as he loves us that's John 15.12.

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And to rejoice in him always.

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Philippians 4.4.

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These are examples of God's will.

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He's also given us more specific instructions, like if we choose to get married, he calls us to marry somebody who shares our faith.

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1 Corinthians 7.39 and 2 Corinthians 6.14.

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He's also called us to work diligently.

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These passages and others reveal God's will to us, but a lot of times we seek something more specific, don't we?

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We're not always concerned about His moral will, his commandments.

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We want to know what to do next among several good options.

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God's moral will can provide us with more certainty about some choices, but it doesn't narrow it down to one specific choice.

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When we discuss specific choices that God has not yet revealed, we're referring to his secret will, the will that he has chosen not to reveal to us.

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God's secret will is mysterious and it encompasses everything that he hasn't disclosed regarding our personal decisions, our future and anything else that God keeps to himself.

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In the search for God's secret will, we often use a couple different methods.

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Sometimes we twist biblical principles for our own purposes.

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Seeking counsel for decisions is good Proverbs 11.14 and 15.22.

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Pastors, family members, friends.

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They can affirm and highlight God's love and guidance in specific situations and they can offer us valuable input.

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But instead of seeking wisdom from counselors, we sometimes use them as a means to find God's secret will.

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We treat our pastor's opinion as if it were God directly revealing his will to us, or trust that our friend has received a divine message.

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Prayer is another excellent, commendable practice.

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Prayer is another excellent, commendable practice, and we're called to ask for wisdom.

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1 Thessalonians 5.17 and James 1.5.

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We can and we should pray for directions, but sometimes Christians take it further and ask God for a specific sign, like receiving a phone call at an exact moment or coming across a billboard with a particular message on their daily commute.

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Now, these practices are often carried out with genuine desire to know God and to do His will, and many have made good decisions using these kind of methods.

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Their decisions may have turned out successfully after receiving confirmation of God's secret will through some kind of unusual circumstance, but seeking confirmation of God's will in these particular ways is not supported by Scripture.

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The Bible doesn't say that we can discover God's secret will through counselors or peaceful feelings or coincidences or any other means.

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Counselors or peaceful feelings or coincidences or any other means God's secret will, by its very nature, is hidden.

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Does this mean that God is distant from us because of our uncertainty?

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No, because uncertainty doesn't mean that God is distant.

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Think about the Israelites who felt uncertainty and fear when they were trapped at the Red Sea, with Pharaoh's armies closing in on them.

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That's Exodus 14, 10-14.

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Despite their uncertainty, god was with them.

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He protected them from the Egyptians and safely led them across the Red Sea.

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In the same way.

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We might feel uncertain about a particular decision or situation, but we can still rest in the knowledge that God is with us and we can trust Him.

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Even when he hasn't revealed exactly what to do, he's guiding our steps as we take them.

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I've met many older men and women in faith who look back on their lives and deeply understand how God was with them throughout their journey.

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Now, a lot of times, these seasoned people, these seasoned saints, are amazed at how God brought them to where they are.

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They recognize that they had very little to do with it, and even though they were making decisions constantly, I wonder if Abraham felt the same way when he reflected on his life.

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What comforts me about these stories is that it's a reminder to me that God is with us wherever we go, directing our steps, even when it may seem mysterious.

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Now, when we think about how God works in our lives, we're reminded that he calls us to have faith.

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Abraham was called to trust, just as we are.

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Faith is trusting in God and having certainty in him.

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This is what the Pharisees lacked.

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It wasn't a Pharisee who walked on water with Jesus, but just a simple fisherman.

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Peter stepped out in faith onto the Sea of Galilee and it was like solid ground beneath his feet.

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He had imperfect certainty in God and I wonder if he even knew that he was walking on water, because to do it he had to be so focused on Jesus.

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But when doubt crept in, when he took his eyes off Jesus, he turned back to the Lord and cried to him Save me.

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Matthew 1430.

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Jesus reached out to him and caught him and he said why did you doubt, dude?

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You were walking on water.

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Why did you doubt?

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And we always thought about that why did he doubt?

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Because he was doing it.

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But I think it was more simple than that.

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It was simpler than that.

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He was so focused on Jesus in that moment that he could have done anything, anything.

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But the moment he took his eyes off Jesus, he sank.

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To eliminate that struggle with uncertainty would mean eliminating the need for faith.

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We don't know everything that God knows, yet we're called to trust him.

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Even when we take steps that are uncertain, just like Peter, and when we do, god's going to be with us.

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Sometimes our decisions are going to seem like they lead to great success.

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Other times we may make what appears to be a mistake.

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We may experience doubt, but God has a unique way of turning our weakness into strength and making even our darkest situations work for our good.

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Just look at Genesis 50, 20 or 2 Corinthians, 12, 9.

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And when we cry out to him, like Peter, saying Save me, he's ready and willing to save us.

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If you found it valuable, they will too.

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I want to welcome some new members to our Renewed Mindsets community Mr Dingnut and Jen123124.

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Very unique names.

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Be acknowledged at the end of every show as a producer with one of two levels the Gabriel or the Michael level.

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Every level comes with free merch from renewedmindsetsstore.

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Join us next time for some more Romans 12.2 insights.

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Don't conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

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Until next week.

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I'm Rick.

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I love you, see ya.

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The intro and outro music for the Renewed Mindsets podcast is Are you Ready?

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By Floodgate From the album Are you Ready?

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Copyright 2002, offbeat Ministries Incorporated.

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Floodgate can be found on Apple Music and iTunes Music used with permission.

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Well, you thought it was over, but it's not.

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You are a loyal listener.

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You stayed for the very end.

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You will benefit.

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Just going to add a little something here for some fun.

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Welcome to the Renewed Mindsets Bible Trivia Snack Pack Value Meal Game.

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The game where you, the valued listener, gets to hear a Bible trivia question and the first person to send me an email with the correct answer wins a Renewed Mindsets prize pack worth One million dollars or less, down to the amount of a dollar maybe.

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No, really, it'll be something good, I promise, so let's go.

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So, of course, the rules for this game are easy Answer the question, send me an email and you win your prize.

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It's going to be open book.

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I'm assuming that you're going to have to look it up.

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If you don't, you're really good.

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But this particular question, you can also use a little bit of content that I've made.

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This question comes from the book of Proverbs and you can head over to wisdomforthedayorg where my companion podcast, wisdom for the Day, is located In the trailer for the episode.

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The answer is in that episode.

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Just go up to the top, play the trailer.

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You'll hear your answer.

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And here's your question who was the father of King Solomon?

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Why am I playing clock, ticking music?

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I'm not going to give you the answer.

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You're going to have to send it in.

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I'll talk to you next week about it and, for my radio listeners, you have 24 hours from the end of the last broadcast to get your email out to me.

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Y'all are going to be included in this too.

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Send your emails to trivia at renewedmindsetscom.

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Thanks for playing.

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Renewed Mindsets Bible Trivia.

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Thanks for playing.

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Renewed Mindsets Bible Trivia.

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Good luck.

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See ya, you're still here.

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It's over.

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Go home, go.