October 22, 2025

How Can I Understand God’s Will For My Life?

Lunchtime Talks Podcasts

1. What is God’s will?

2. What is God’s will for my life?

The Will of God’s Decree

Eternal Plan, Sovereign Purpose

“By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host…
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.”
Psalm 33:6-11

“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”
Romans 11:33-34

The Will of God’s Desire

Moral Will, Revealed Will

“The secret things belong to the Lord our God,
but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever,
that we may do all the words of this law.”
Deuteronomy 29:29

“He calls us to responsible citizenship in his kingdom by saying
—in effect or in reality—as often as possible,
“My will for you in this case is that you decide on your own.”
God is preparing us for a life of initiative, so I know that God will be with me
even when he does not tell me what to do.”
Dallas Willard, Hearing God
(emphasis added)

“For this is the will of God, your sanctification…”
1 Thessalonians 4:3

“As followers of Christ we are called to be before we are called to do
and our calling both to be and do is fulfilled only in being called to Him.”
Os Guinness, The Call
(emphasis added)