Three Signs You Are in God's Will
May 1, 2024 · 1:19:47 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
This Wednesday service opens at the narrow gate of Matthew 7 and turns on one practical question: how can a believer actually know he is walking in God's will? The visiting preacher answers with three biblical signs.
The first sign is a life that matches the Bible. We are to hold our character up to Scripture like a mirror and refuse to be molded by the world, remembering that the very things we count as blessings can become the distractions the enemy uses against us. The second sign is peace in the heart. God's Word may not tell us whom to marry or which job to take, but the Holy Spirit gives an inner rest that confirms our decisions, while running from God, as Jonah did, brings only storms. The third and hardest sign is faith. If our walk and our ministry never stretch us past our comfort, we are probably not where God wants us; He sent Peter onto the water and led Jesus through Gethsemane to show that His will asks us to step out and trust.
The evening closes with visiting Ukrainian pastors who share their wartime testimony - evacuating families, planting churches, and building shelter for the displaced. They urge the church to guard a secret place of prayer, where the Father who sees in secret answers openly, and to keep interceding for peace in Ukraine.
Key Points
- We are in God's will when our everyday life lines up with His Word rather than the patterns of this world.
- Scripture is a mirror: hearing it without obeying it is like forgetting your own face the moment you turn away.
- The enemy loves to turn our blessings into distractions, leaving us always craving more.
- God's peace in the heart, not mere comfort, confirms a right decision; outside His will nothing truly settles us.
- Fleeing God's call, like Jonah, produces storms instead of rest.
- Genuine obedience always requires faith; a path that never stretches you may not be God's will at all.
- In the secret place of prayer the Father meets us, and He rewards openly the one who seeks Him there.
Devotional
Take a moment to hold your life up to the mirror of God's Word and ask whether you are being shaped by Scripture or by the world around you. Notice where you have real peace and where you have only restless comfort, then bring every decision, large or small, to the Lord. Remember that the path God marks out will usually call you beyond what feels safe, inviting you to step out in faith as Peter did. And before anything else, slip into the secret place of prayer, for the Father who sees you there will answer you openly and give you strength to keep walking.
“Scripture is a mirror; to hear it without doing it is to walk away and forget your own face.”
“If your walk and your ministry never require faith, you are probably not yet in God's will.”
“The Father who sees you in the secret place will reward you out in the open.”
