How Can You Know When You Are In The Will Of God
By Dr. James. A McBean D.Th., MCC
Copyright © 2008 Library of Congress Washington.D.C.20559
I s possible for a person to know the will of God? How do we know what God wants of us? How does God speak to humanity, and what language does he speak in? For ages, wizards and prophets alike wishes to converses with the gods, and with God. However, how many of them ever hear his voice? In this article, I will attempt to answer some of these age-old questions.
To know what is in a will, you must read the will. The Old Testament is God’s old will for his people. The New Testament is God’s new will. A testament is a will. Do you conduct your life according to the written word? If you do, you are in the will of God.
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
A Christian girl friend of mine got married to certain man; the first night he takes her home, he gave her HIV.
Proverbs 10:22 (KJV) The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
When unholy people hear the voice of God, or the direct voice of God, this could be fatal. Some of my friends refuse to keep company with me, because the anointing on my life is too much for them. And I do not see my self as any big fish.
Exodus 20:19 (Living Bible) They said to Moses, "You tell us what God says and we will obey, but don't let God speak directly to us, or it will kill us."
One of the biggest problems of the Christian’s life knows the will of God. God only speaks directly to prophets. Because he had to give prophets special training some of these prophets God call them from they were in their mother’s womb.
OF JEREMIAH.
Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV) Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
OF JOHN BAPTIST.
Luke 1:15 (KJV) For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
GOD SPOKE TO US DIRECTLY BY THE WRITTEN WORD.
John 20:31 (KJV) But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
John 17:17 (KJV) Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
GOD SPOKE TO US BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
John 16:13 (Living Bible) When the Holy Spirit, who is truth, comes, he shall guide you into all truth, for he will not be presenting his own ideas, but will be passing on to you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.
GOD SOMETIME CREATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND SPEAK TO US BY IT.
When a mother eagle, creates a net for her young, she lined the bottom with thorns, upon maturity if the young early refuse to leave the nest, the mother eagles remove the covering and the thorns begin to prick the young eagle, to the point where they have to leave the nest. God has a way to close one door and open the other. God has a way to move us from people who mean us no good, so we can prosper. After trying for a long time and we refuse to budge, he sometime allows changes to take place which force us to leave, and so his prosperities can be reveals in us. Judges 9:23 (KJV) Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
God allowed Abimelech to reign in Shechem for three years over Israel, then let an evil spirit come between him and the men of Shechem, who dealt treacherously with him (Judges 9:22-23). Gaal was the one through whom the demon worked to stir up trouble between Shechemites and their king (Judges 9:26-41).
God spoke to us by circumstances, if you are on a certain job and you are doing every thing that you suppose to do, yet the people hate your guts, and are working against you, it is God telling you to set yourself in order. Update your skills; plan your leaving, plan to go on your own.
The brook do not dry up in one night, but you saw it getting worst. You saw it when it was gushing, you saw things begin to drain, you saw things begin to drop one tip at a time, and now you saw seepage. If you wait until the ship, sink you know what is going to happen. You are going to certain church, the pastor does not like you the members are not speaking to you, but each an everybody is trying to avoid you, what are you doing their. Do you expect a voice from heaven to tell you to run?
1 Kings 17:2 (KJV) And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 1 Kings 17:3 (KJV) Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 1 Kings 17:4 (KJV) And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 1 Kings 17:5 (KJV) So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 1 Kings 17:6 (KJV) And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 1 Kings 17:7 (KJV) And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
Acts 8:3 (Living Bible) Paul was like a wild man, going everywhere to devastate the believers, even entering private homes and dragging out men and women alike and jailing them. Acts 8:4 (Living) But the believers who had fled Jerusalem went everywhere preaching the Good News about Jesus!
DEALING WITH PERSECUTIONS.
Matthew 10:23 (Living Bible) "When you are persecuted in one city, flee to the next! I will return before you have reached them all!
God did not call any of his children to be the beating stick of other people. If you are feeding people and they are biting you at the same time, you suppose to pull away from them. You must not make people capitalize on your Christianity, you kindness, your love and use you.
1 Chron. 16:21 (KJV) He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Psalm 105:14 (KJV) He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
Genesis 20:1-4 (KJV) And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. [2] And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. [3] But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. [4] But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
HOW DO I KNOW IF GOD WANTS ME TO MARRY?
Do you have the need for a spouse? Do you have a sex drive? Would you like to have children and grand children of you owned? Are you willing to love a wife? Are you willing to be in subjection to a husband? Does your mate family want you in their family? If those female in laws do not want you in, do not bother waste time and go in, they will crush your skull.
1 Cor. 7:9 (Living Bible) But if you can't control yourselves, go ahead and marry. It is better to marry than to burn with lust.
1 Cor. 14:37 (KJV) If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THIS IS THE PERSON GOD WANTS TO BE YOUR SPOUSES?
Amos 3:3 (KJV) Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Do you have a conversational life, can you both talk and laugh for two hours without the conversation fall into stink water? Can you and this person agree? Is the person save for real?
2 Cor. 6:14 (KJV) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
DOES THE PERSON HAS THE SAME SPIRITUAL CALLING AS YOU?
Does, this person has the same calling as you? You cannot marry a Missionary to a pastor, a pastor is a stationary person while a missionary is a moving person.
A duck, a chicken, an eagle are all from the bird family, but chicken walk, duck swim, and eagle soar where chicken and ducks dare to tread. These three even though they all have wings and feet cannot understand each other. The ducks can fly why not do it, why take chances in water? The chicken has wings and can fly why walks about and land? Even though two people might be attractive to each other and even love each other, if they are from different rank they will never be able to pull a marriage off. Love alone cannot carry a marriage. Almost fifty percent of the people who got married end up divorcing each other. Are we trying to say that these people did not have some kind of love for each other? Love alone cannot carry a marriage.
1 Cor. 12:28 (KJV) And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Ephes. 4:11 (KJV) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; Ephes. 4:12 (KJV) For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF GOD WANT YOU TO QUIT THAT JOB?
It is the will of God for you to prosper, and be in health. Are you prospering? Is there another open door? Only foolish people shut one door and leave themselves out in the cold. If you do not see an open door, it is not the will of God for you to close the one you are in. You cannot live in a tree like a bird and eat grass like a cow. I have seen Christians leave the forty thousand dollars a year job saying God told them to leave, now they are home picking their big toes, and sucking their tongues.
3 John 1:2 (KJV) Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
IT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR US TO START OUR OWN BUSINESS.
1 Thes. 4:11 (KJV) And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 1 Thes. 4:11 (Living) This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF GOD WANT YOU TO JOIN UP WITH CERTAIN PASTOR?
Does the pastor give you preaching privilege? If he gives you preaching privilege, does he set up a financial support for you? Does the pastor like you, and like your ministering spirit? Does the pastor invite you? You might say “Yes he give me preaching privilege” but what about you spouses, does he seem to welcome your spouses? If the pastor is pulling you in but is ignoring your mate, it is not the will of God for you to be there. The pastor is going to cause your marriage to split up. You need to leave while the leaving is good. Run while you still can.
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"Sword Bearer"
