This week I chatted with my husband, Zachary, about figuring out God's will for our life. This is a question that can cause great anxiety and fear if it is understood wrongly! Generally speaking, God's will for our lives is to grow into the image of Christ, through obedience and sanctification. It is the specifics about what that practically looks like in our own personal lives, that can leave us in a state of decision fatigue. What practical step should I take right now? Sometimes simply approaching our decisions with humble and obedient hearts means whatever we decide can in fact be right! When we seek first the kingdom of God and that is our consistent priority, all the things really will be added unto us. We should trust that knowing God's word is what transforms our minds and in fact helps us to discern the next steps we will constantly be faced with. We sometimes try to over spiritualize our decisions when in fact hearts that prayerfully step out in faith and trust in the Lord will be kept by a loving father. We don't have to fear! Even when things may go sideways or unexpectedly, God is forever sovereignly working out all things for the good of those who love him. In this episode, we recount what that has looked like in our own lives as we simply lived the life that unfolded before us, making decisions based on specific God ordained experiences that shaped and guided and caused certain choices along the way. Let's walk in freedom! Lets walk in the knowledge that God loves us, sees us, speaks to us, and leads us. He has given us a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path when He left His words for us. When we are truly seeking the Kingdom first, our secure steps within His will, will naturally flow from our right heart posture as opposed to just our "right choices." If you were encourage or even had any questions or concerns please send me a voicemail! We would love to hear from you and also maybe be able to clarify or further discuss this if needed. https://anchor.fm/whitney-pendergrass/message or send me an email at thependerplace@gmail.com.
Here are some further recommends about how to view God's Will rightly, that go much deeper than our discussion today: https://www.challies.com/book-reviews/book-review-just-do-something/ (a few book reccomends)
https://www.truthnetwork.com/show/renewing-your-mind-rc-sproul/23537/ (a short podcast)
https://www.desiringgod.org/topics/knowing-gods-will.
https://www.challies.com/reading-classics-together/8-proofs-of-providence/
https://www.desiringgod.org/books/providence (the book I used for my quotes)
