#god's will

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We can trust in God, knowing He will align our heart’s desire with His and ultimately give us His very best blessings – all in His perfect timing. 💙

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Why did you turn my wood into silk

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) - Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

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2 Timothy 3:14-17 (ESV). [14] “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it [15] and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. [16] All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, [17] that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

“Discovering God’s Will” by In Touch Ministries:

“The Lord is actively working to create something beautiful with our life.”

“God wants His children to obey Him and make right decisions, so He accepts full responsibility for guiding us. In fact, He promises, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go” (Psalm 32:8). However, our lifetime isn’t mapped out in an instruction manual to read in its entirety the day we’re saved. Following God’s will is a daily process of trust.

We learn God’s will by reading His Word. There we find rules and commands that will lead to our success and principles for daily application. The Bible doesn’t detail every possible situation we might face, but its principles equip us to make decisions about any and every circumstance we encounter. Studying God’s Word is the only way for a believer to recognize His will. Today’s passage says the sacred writings can give us the wisdom we need in order to be fully capable and equipped for the work God wants us to accomplish (vv. 15, 17).

Our heavenly Father is actively guiding every incident of our life, stitching the seemingly unrelated “threads” together to create something beautiful. As believers, we must be listening so we can discern when He’s revealing His will. Pray every day that He’ll make you sensitive to His ways.”

[Photo thanks to Cristina Anne Costello at Unsplash]

[faithfullyfound]

In everything you do ask that it's God's will.

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John 15:18-21

18“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. 19If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.

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They all know they're right.

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Family tree

(for someone who needs to hear this again)

Genealogy is interesting. Kind of. If it’s yours.

Somebody else’s genealogy? Not that interesting. Unless you know something about the people listed in it.

Today’s Gospel is the genealogy of Jesus. At first glance, it’s little more than a list of who was the father or mother of someone. Mostly names you’ve never seen before.

But if you start looking more closely at the people on the list, a picture emerges. But it’s not one that we would necessarily expect.

The list includes kings and priests, farmers and warriors. But it also includes murderers and adulterers, prostitutes and thieves. C.S. Lewis called it a bloodline with “both honor enough to raise the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the proudest emperor.”

God is calling you to do something. God put you here for a reason. If you’re still drawing a breath, there is something that God is calling you to do.

And God will give you everything you need to do what He’s calling you to do, if you let Him.

If you’re holding back, because you don’t think you’ve got what it takes. If you’re thinking, “I could never do that” – because of how you were raised, or the problems in your family, or your ethnicity, or where you’re from – take a look at the family tree of Jesus.

It’s a mixed mess. One that God intentionally chose to be the gene pool of His only Son.

God intentionally chose it. Not just to fulfill the prophecies about where the Messiah would come from.

But to give you and me the most personal example possible (His own Son) of what really matters. For Jesus to show us, with His life, that living fully in God’s will for our lives (think Garden of Gethsemane) is the only thing that really matters.

That no background or baggage can keep you from fulfilling God’s will for your life, if you give yourself fully to God.

Today’s Readings

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As long as God knows the amount of effort you are putting in and the extent of your desire and attachment to what you are seeking, then no effort will be wasted and no disappointment will befall you.

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Pray Without Ceasing

Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 | Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. Cross References: Psalm 34:1; Daniel 6:10; John 6:34; Ephesians 5:20; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:4

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What does it mean to rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:16)?

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Happy 79th birthday, Bette Midler!

December 1, 1945

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King Herod hated believers so much that he had Peter put in prison. With chains on both wrists, Peter was guarded by four squads of soldiers to make sure he didn't escape. Bible says the church was in prayer constantly for Peter, asking God to somehow bring him out. While they were praying in the middle of the night, an angel showed up in the prison & woke Peter up.

Are you praying for others? All of your family members, friends & relatives should be like Peters. Cover them in prayer. When you pray, Red Seas part, hungry lions can't open their mouths, blessings rain down.

Your prayer can bring an angel.

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Verse of the Day - Romans 12:2

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) - give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.