Sometimes Always Never

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

The Will of God

If you don't know God's revealed will, how can you know His concealed will?!

Discerning God's will can be like wading through fuzzy waters.

"I'm Doing It Right Now"
Romans 12

God's will is more present than future but often it remains invisible until it's in the past.

In the present, present yourself to God as a present.
Sacrifice, I want You to use me, my life.
Occupy until I come.
We are on a mission from God.
We are to live in this world, not of it.
Serve others.

You've been bought with a price, with the precious blood of Jesus.

Don't only give Jesus an hour on the weekend and/or 15 minutes in the morning, give God your whole life -- 24 hours a day.

Proverbs 3:5-6

God's will cannot be found by seeking it, it is unfolded by you seeking Him.
When you are trusting God, honoring Him, and acknowledging Him all of the time you may not realize it but you're in the Will of God.
You need to pedal so God can steer, when you're riding a bike you can't steer unless you're in motion.

Genesis 24
Proverbs 16:3

When you're living the way He wants you to live, you will think the way He wants you to think.
Get His Word stuck in your head and in your heart.
Love God, and do whatever you want.
God's will is not a prison sentence, it's a permission slip.
Colossians 3

If you can acknowledge Him, in Jesus' name, then you can do what you want.

We fret about wrong things most of the time, instead of which job...what can I do to honor his name in whichever job I have.

God may give some parameters, but within those, do whatever you want.
How do I know the parameters...look to the 5 G's from last weeks message.

Listen to the Holy Spirit.
> dreams
> words of knowledge from other Christians
> never put a feeling above God's word
> never start with the particulars, start with the principles.

Lean into wise council
> Proverbs has a lot to say about council
> You can only get Godly council from people who follow God

Use all of your passports.
> What do you have in your hand?
> God always uses what you already have in your hand.
> He uses what's in your hands to reveal what's in your heart.
> Don't forget about your passport/microphone called pain.

Rethink dead ends
> Closed doors serve a purpose.
> Maybe it's a layover and there are no non-stop flights.
> Make sure you're not conveniently pulled away just because it's difficult right now.
> Anytime there's resistance, double down...push harder.
> Less pressure, more pleasure.
We put so much pressure on, "what's God's will?"