Again we go deeper into discerning God's Will. It's like going to a buffet with bacon. You take a few pieces and they keep on bringing more out. There's just more and more to appreciate.
Read more008. How Do I Discern God’s Will? Part VII: How Do I Manage My Callings?
The last time I went over how to figure out your callings, I realized that one of my callings was to eat a pound of cheese, which I did as unto the Lord.
Read more007. God’s Will (Part VI): How Do I Figure Out My Callings?
We talked about God's Will in general in the previous devotionals. Now we need to get more specific... we need to talk about the individual. Now I know you all want to hear more about me as an individual, but being as humble as I am, we'll...
Read more006. How Do I Discern God’s Will? Part V: When Do I Act?
So you got the Bible and you know it says a bunch of stuff, but how do you know when to apply it? Just cause the Bible says to evangelize, it doesn't mean we're supposed to do evangelize all the time, to everyone, including babies and puppies.
Read more005. How Do I Discern God’s Will? Part IV: How Do I Get Help?
So if you don't have wisdom or understanding in something then you can seek out wisdom and understanding from others. But you can't just ask anybody. Unless that person is all knowing. Or really cute.
Read more004. How Do I Discern God’s Will? (Part 2) Wisdom
The first element of discerning God's will is God's Word, but just because you have a Bible in front of you, doesn't mean you know what to do with it. I feel the same way when someone hands me a baby.
Read more003. How Do I Discern God’s Will? (Part II): What are the Three Parts of God’s Will?
We discussed how there are three parts to God's Will. But what happens if you take one of these pieces out? What would that look like? Can we identify it in our own lives if we see it? What exactly is in a Taco Supreme? These burning questions and...
Read more002. How Do I Discern God’s Will? Part I: The Foundation
The burning question any Christian has is "How Do I Discern God's Will?" And in my case it's closely followed by the question, "Is it a sin for me to eat Spam?"
Read more087. How Can I Maximize My Talents?
You know that parable of the talents? To paraphrase, a master gave one servant $5,000, another $2,000 and another $1,000 to invest while he went away. The first two guys doubled the money and the last one didn't do nothing and just handed back the money back...
Read more052. What are the Three Enemies of the Believer that Cause us to Misunderstand God’s Will? (Part 3)
How many times have you seen a kid give as his defense, "Well Billy did it too!" Or, when I say, "Well you're the one who didn't flush last time."
Read more051. What are the Three Enemies of the Believer that Cause us to Misunderstand God’s Will? (Part 2)
Last time I talked about our own feelings getting in the way of hearing God. But that's not all. And I'm not talking about Taco Supremes. While it might distract us, it doesn't really lead us down the wrong path. Well, actually, it probably does.
Read more050. What are the Three Enemies of the Believer that Cause us to Misunderstand God’s Will? (Part 1)
I've heard over and over from Christians, "I'm praying for God to show me His will." Uh. And? And what else are you doing? "Well, I've been praying really hard for a long time." And? "And what? Isn't that it?" It is...
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