{"id":37517,"title":"The Will of God - The BELIEVE Blog","description":"Have you ever prayed the words, \u201cI just want to know your will for my life\u201d?\n\nListen carefully. If you\u2019re praying this prayer, you\u2019re skipping ahead a couple of steps and leaving God behind. That\u2019s why you feel lost, frustrated and anxious.\n\nAgain, I\u2019ll put my hand up and say that I\u2019m guilty of this one. Multiple times over and even recently too.\n\nRepeat after me: I was not created - to know God\u2019s will. - I was created - to know God.\n\nWhen you start praying, \u201cWhat\u2019s your will for me Lord,\u201d in that desperation you\u2019re probably familiar with, you\u2019ve stopped knowing God, your created purpose, and started prioritising yourself.","content":"

\"ItKOC1xwyDt2731owsS0KfDCKtEXcoMbQDBcHAkU6QZ9MEHF.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&v=2\"\u201cYou ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.\u201d<\/em> James 4:3<\/p><\/blockquote>

Have you ever prayed the words, \u201cI just want to know your will for my life\u201d<\/em>?<\/p>

Listen carefully. If you\u2019re praying this prayer, you\u2019re skipping ahead a couple of steps<\/strong> and leaving God behind. That\u2019s why you feel lost, frustrated and anxious.<\/p>

Again, I\u2019ll put my hand up and say that I\u2019m guilty of this one.<\/strong> Multiple times over and even recently too.<\/p>

Repeat after me: I was not created - to know God\u2019s will. - I was created - to know God.<\/em><\/p>

When you start praying, \u201cWhat\u2019s your will for me Lord,\u201d<\/em> in that desperation you\u2019re probably familiar with, you\u2019ve stopped knowing God,<\/strong> your created purpose, and started prioritising yourself.<\/strong><\/p>

And as the Psalmists said, selah<\/em>.<\/p>

Here\u2019s why you\u2019re never meant to know God\u2019s will <\/strong>at the exception of God Himself - it sounds obvious in its premise but bear with me because I nearly made this costly mistake:<\/strong><\/p>

Long story short, God provided me a job<\/strong> at a major retail bank. I was there from 2016 until 2020. But, as 2019 went into 2020, I strongly felt the desire to leave<\/strong> but no idea really what I\u2019d be leaving for. What would be next?<\/p>

I spent January praying at the counsel of a dear brother and come February, I\u2019d handed in my notice.<\/strong> Every year, we celebrate Freedom Day<\/em> in our house March 13th as that was my last day working for this bank. From there, my life changed in the most beautiful way.<\/strong><\/p>

My point is, in the two weeks following my departure from Lloyd\u2019s, it was announced that thousands of jobs were to be cut <\/strong>in a step toward a stronger digital banking system. On top of this, the first pandemic lockdown began and my working hours would have been almost halved<\/strong> anyway, even if I\u2019d kept my job.<\/p>

If I had become lethargic in my walk with the Lord having had the victory of becoming employed at a major financial institution, I would have had the terrible, life-changing experience<\/strong> of losing that job. Then I would have been lost <\/strong>amid the chaos of Covid-19 lockdowns that closed thousands of businesses. Just like everyone else who isn\u2019t yet a redeemed child of God.<\/p>

I love the story of Elijah. It\u2019s taught me so much. If Elijah got all excited about his command to go to the brook but wasn\u2019t focused on knowing God as opposed to just His will,<\/strong> he would have had the nasty surprise of the brook drying up.<\/p>

\u2018My amazingly laid out plans ft. God\u2019<\/em> are going to be useless. Even if God has told me to do something, knowing His will is not going to benefit me if walking in that will leaves God behind. Without God, His will for your life will leave you stranded.<\/strong><\/p>

So, stop praying,<\/strong> \u201cI just want to know your will for my life.\u201d<\/em> Instead, listen to the writer of Psalm 46:10, \u201cBe still and know that I am God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

This was what you were created for -<\/strong> knowing God, not His will.<\/p>

When you make seeking God your focus, walking in the Spirit - your written destiny - is second nature. Knowing God\u2019s will for your life is default when you choose to just know Him.<\/strong><\/p>

Absorb scripture, understand the nature of your Father in heaven<\/strong> and what and how you pray will change drastically.<\/p>

James 4:3, \u201cYou ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.\u201d<\/em> James is saying that the prayers he is hearing of are coming to nothing because the motivation is carnal and selfish.<\/strong> It\u2019s prayer that has no foundation in the nature of God. This must change if we are to understand His will.<\/strong><\/p>

Jacob Shepherd<\/p>

CEO & Co-Founder | Revival<\/p>

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