1 1 SOVEREIGN WILL Three Categories of God’s Will: Happens whether you want it to or not

“… it is destined that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment…” Hebrews 9:27 (NLT)

“I solemnly promise never to send another flood to kill all living creatures and destroy the earth.” Genesis 9:11 (NLT)

God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT)

2 2 GENERAL WILL Three Categories of God’s Will:

2 2 GENERAL WILL Three Categories of God’s Will: Moral and ethical issues which are common to all

He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent. 2 Peter 3:9 (NLT)

3 3 SPECIFIC WILL Three Categories of God’s Will: God’s plan for you and you alone

“Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?” Jeremiah 20:18 (TEV)

“Why did you create us? For nothing?” Psalm 89:47 (NCV)

You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Psalm 139:16 (NLT)

The LORD has made everything for his own purposes… Proverbs 16:4 (NLT)

It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for... part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. Ephesians 1:11 (Msg)

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Ephesians 5:17 (NIV)

Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. Romans 12:2 (NLT)

Tips for Discovering God’s Will for You: Commit yourself completely to the transforming work of God

… let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do… Romans 12:2 (NLT)

Tips for Discovering God’s Will for You: Obey God’s General Will

“You know these things-- now do them! That is the path of blessing.” John 13:17 (NLT)

Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. James 4:17 (NLT)

Tips for Discovering God’s Will for You: Get Close to God

For everything, absolutely everything… everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (Msg)

“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me…” John 10:14 (NLT)

“After [the shepherd] has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they recognize his voice.” John 10:4 (NLT)

Tips for Discovering God’s Will for You: Examine How He Has Made You

We are all parts of his one body, and each of us has different work to do… God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. We are all parts of his one body, and each of us has different work to do… God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. Romans 12:5-6 (NLT)

God has given gifts to each of you from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so that God’s generosity can flow through you. 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)

Tips for Discovering God’s Will for You: Listen for His Direction

Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the sheep under his care. Oh, that you would listen to his voice today! Psalm 95:6-7 (NLT)

Tips for Discovering God’s Will for You: Start obeying His will even if you don’t know it all

The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you…” The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you…” Genesis 12:1-2 (NLT)

Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 (NLT)

Tips for Discovering God’s Will for You: Start obeying His will even if you don’t understand it all

“My thoughts are completely different from yours,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT)

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)