Send Forth Your Spirit Series

by Fr. John Hampsch CMF

God's Will for Your Life 1

For Wednesday Meeting at Fransiscan Chapel Center Tokyo by Stephanus Tan. 1/16/2008

What do I do now?
God, what do you want me to do now? What is your plan for me in the future and what do I do now to stick into that plan?

What do I do now?
How do I take step to fulfill your will?

What do you want me to do?

1 Samuel 3:10: Speak Lord, I am listening lord, what do you want me to do? Psalm 25:4 Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; and lead me in a way of your truth.
So we have to see, to know and to act.

Three Aspects of God's Will

to see His will, to know His will, to act on His will who guides us in the narrow street of knowing and doing God want us to do.

Three Aspects of God's Will

God's will to know to find to act

Comments is a greatest knowledge, is a greatest discovery, is a greatest accomplishment.

How we know God's will

Two dimension of God's will: Active and Passive

Active dimension is what he want us to do

Passive dimension is what they has done to us

How we know God's will

Term Active Passive

Definition is called God signifies will is called God good pleasure

How we know God's will

Term Passive Active Discerment

Definition give me the ability to accept what I cannot change give me a courage whenever I can change give me the wisdom

How we know God's will

Prayer give us the courage and confident Thy will be done. Active
Obedient

Passive
Acceptance

How we know God's will

Another dimension: Desire will of God

Fulfiling the God's will

Three degree of fulfiling will of God Roman 12:2. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will.

The Permissive Will of God

Positive will. Good comes from other's sin.
All things work together to those who loves God according to His purpose

Joseph. You, my brothers, tried to kill me but God has a plan to save our family during this famine.

How can I know that will?

Psalm 37:23. If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.

Sensitive to God's Will

Isaiah 30:21. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

Dual Aspects
Freedom to anything that is not immoral within that you can have the good, pleasing and perfect will of God.

Tune into Him

Luke 12: 37. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.

Spiritual Dimension
Are we in tune with His will? Let God take over. Your will be done Lord.

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