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Knowing God's Will - Insight from George MüllerWhen it came to knowing God's will, George Müller (1805-1898), an English evangelist and philanthropist, was remarkably and humbly gifted. A man of faith and prayer, Müller established orphanages in Bristol and founded the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad. The following are wonderful excerpts from one of his essays. Knowing God's Will - How to Ascertain the Will of God TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman 02-15-2008 "O LORD, you have searched me and
you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts
from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar
with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O
LORD" (Ps 139:1-4).
Your purpose in life is chosen by God. It is not negotiable. It is like
calling water wet-there is no changing that fact, and there's no changing
God's purpose for your life. While you may not fulfill the purpose for
which you were made, you still have a purpose that God intends for you to
fulfill. This is your blueprint from God. In the same way that He had a
specific purpose in mind for Jesus when He sent Him to the earth, He has a
specific purpose in mind for your life.
This doesn't mean, however, that there is one highly specific niche for
you to fill and that if you miss it, too bad. It is my belief that you can
achieve your purpose in many different and creative ways. This should take
the pressure off. You won't throw your entire life off course by choosing
the wrong college, job or mate. God is much bigger than any miscalculation
or disobedience on your part. "The Lord will fulfill his purpose for
me" (Ps. 138:8). Isn't that comforting to know?
Defining your purpose will help you to determine the activities that
you should be involved in. Like Jesus, you should not involve yourself in
activities that contradict His purpose for your existence. Jesus? purpose
was to do the will of the Father and become the salvation for mankind.
Each of us must ask why we are involved in an activity. Is it a
God-activity, or just a good activity? Remember, Jesus only did something
if He saw the Father doing it, and He was able to see what His Father was
doing because of His intimate relationship with Him.
Today, take steps to insure you are aligned with your purpose. TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman 09-28-2008 "As for you, the anointing you
received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you.
But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is
real, not counterfeit - just as it has taught you, remain in him"
(1 John 2:27).
Do you know your anointing? An anointing is a gift that functions
easily when it is operating in you to benefit others and the Kingdom of
God. If one has to "work it up" one has probably gone outside
one's anointing.
One area that I have a God-given anointing is in networking. I have
never sought to develop such an anointing. But I know a LOT of people.
Despite being an introvert by nature, God has connected me with people all
around the world. Many times people call me about something and my natural
response is, "Oh, you need to contact so and so. He can help you with
that." A mentor once said to me, "Your inheritance is in
relationships." What he was saying is that my anointing is in
relationships and networking.
My wife has an anointing in the area of disarming people. She can be
someone's best friend in five minutes. She disarms people faster than
anyone I know. There is no way you can be a shy person around my wife. I
have seen people open up to Angie where they would not open up to anyone
else. It is her anointing.
Where do you move naturally in your life? What do you do that you don't
have to work at it? Chances are that is your anointing. God wants you to
walk in the anointing he has given to you.
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