SEEKING THE WILL OF GOD
- Pst Silas Mwambia
- Dec 10
- 11 min read
John 6:38-40 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
Aligning yourself with the will of god gives you true identity in Christ.
Mark 3:31-35 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
· We miss the point when we think physical expressions and attachments define our sonship in Christ.
· Its great to be a professing member of a church .
· Aligning yourself with the will of God, gives that identity and DNA that defines you as the son of God.
You can be busy in the house of God but doing your will.
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
· Focus on what he desires in your actions.
· There are things that look great in our eyes, yet they are not his will.
· There are actions that look like the best actions ever, yet not his will.
The WILL of God is to reveal the beauty of the kingdom on earth.
Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
His will is to see holiness and righteousness in you
1 Peter 2:15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.
His will is to heal us-in all areas.
Matthew 8 Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy, Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. 2 Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”
3 Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy.[a] This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”
· Once we grasp this, we will know for sure that Go wants to heal us.
· He wants to protect our children.
· He has given us victory.
Do not be foolish, seek to understand the will of God.
Ephesians 5:15-20 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
· One thing I like about Nicodemus is his desire to understand the mind of God.
· He went by night but at least he wanted to hear the Lord.
His will is salvation for all mankind.
1 Timothy 2:4 Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
when the Holy Spirit asked Bonnke if he wanted 1 million dollars, Reinhard Bonnke, told God,” I do not want a million dollars but a million Sauls”. The Holy Spirit said to him, “you will plunder hell and populate heaven with souls”
His will is to see us live pure and holy life
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.
SEEK HIS WILL AT ALL TIMES
Seek his will in exciting times.
Samuel 30 David Destroys the Amalekites
30 Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. 2 They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.
3 When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, 4 they wept until they could weep no more. 5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured. 6 David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
7 Then he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the ephod!” So Abiathar brought it. 8 Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them? “And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”
· David was tempted to arise in anger and confidence of his recent visit and go after the Amalekites, but he kbew the wisdom in seeking the will of God.
· You do not always fight the battles that arise, seek the will of God.
SEEK HIS WILL IN GOOD TIMES
2 Samuel 2 David Anointed King of Judah 2 After this, David asked the Lord, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?’’ Yes,” the Lord replied. Then David asked, “Which town should I go to? ”To Hebron,” the Lord answered.
· Saul and Jonathan had died; he was the best option available.
· What looks obvious is not aways the will of God.
A lot of times, your will does not allighn with his will.
Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
· Just to say yes to his will may be had, but it’s the only way to fall in his masterplan.
He equips you to do his will.
Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
· We miss on this when we turn around and start doing our will with his equipment.
· How many get blessed in wealth after prayers and forget once they are blessed.
· Someone who was making 9 dollars an hour and does not tithe even now that you make 90/hr., yet you have more than you can eat.
· I want to challenge you to try God, with tithes.
· I want to challenge you to try God with prayers.
My prayers
Colossians 1:9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Discerning the will of God
He equips you to do his will.
· Sometimes you wonder does God speak to me too.
· How can I hear is voice.
· Can you imagine a loving father who cannot communicate with his children?
· It doesn’t matter whether a child is deaf or blind, a father has a way of communicating with his children.
· Our father in heaven is even able to cause us to hear him.
Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
· We miss on this when we turn around and start doing our will with his equipment.
· How many get blessed in wealth after prayers and forget once they are blessed.
· Someone who was making 9 dollars an hour and does not tithe even now that you make 90/hr., yet you have more than you can eat.
· I want to challenge you to try God, with tithes.
· I want to challenge you to try God with prayers.
1. Start with God’s revealed Word || Saturate your mind with Scripture.
Psalm 1:2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his Law Day and night.
· Psalms 1:1-6 is probably the most famous verse in my house; we recite it multiple occasions and I started reading it to the kids when they were little.
· Scripture is always the first and sufficient place God speaks
Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
• Any further guidance must align with what He has already said.
Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
2. Obey what you already know
· Like Gideon, take the next right step you’re sure of.
· Do not merely listen to the word, and deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
· Many wonder how God speaks, but there is so much they know God has said but they deliberately don’t obey.
· If he tells you turn right and you refuse, how is he going to tell you to turn left.
James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
3. Pray specifically for wisdom and expect an answer.
James 1:5-6 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
· Wisdom enlighten you to the word of God.
4. Invite wise, godly counsel—God often speaks through His people.
Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
· Be sensitive to God’s voice through his people. Regardless of age.
· Pray that God will surround you with honest friends.
· True friends will be honest with God’s message for you.
· Be intentional on who is around you-avoid jokers who are never serious in anything!!
· There are times when words spoken by someone become more clear that God spoke after I have left that person.
5. Pay attention to providential circumstances that line up with Scripture.
Acts 16:6-10 Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia .6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
He guides through open doors.
I was an assistant pastor in a church, and I left to support Rev. Tabitha open a new church in in Abilene, I knew that I couldn’t drive 170 miles every Sunday forever. Dora asked me when we would stop going to Abilene and I told her when God sends someone to help Auntie with what we were doing there. we were helping in media and preaching and anything that needed to be done in a new church that started with only two families. Then she said, “I pray that God will give you a place to continue preaching.” I continued driving there waiting for God to say, “Go to this and that place and open a church” instead I received a call from Bernard requesting for a meeting.
The meeting at Starbucks was to ask me if I could come to Dallas and open a church, in the meeting were three men ready to open a church and bring their wives and children. There were others with them too-22 pioneers' members in total. God spoke his will through open doors.
I told them let me pray and sent them the scripture about David inquiring of God. I prayed and fasted for 3 days. I’d the peace of God in me. He had already spoken through open doors.
6. Hold decisions with open hands; let the Spirit either “open doors” or “close doors”
Revelation 3:7 To the Church in Philadelphia 7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
· God looks at the heart, he knows if your desire for his guidance is genuine or not.
· Are you ready to accept his answer?
7. Confirm major decisions with multiple witnesses—Word, Spirit’s peace, counsel, and circumstances together.
2 Corinthians 13 Final Warnings, 13 This will be my third visit to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
· It’s wisdom to seek confirmation even after a respected prophet has spoken.
8. Humbly admit weakness
1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Jude 6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
9. Look for signs confirmation, not permission
• Signs are for strengthening faith, not for negotiating whether to obey.
God has used signs to confirm his will in many areas. I have personally been quickened to ask for signs from God in many situations.
Judges 6:35-405 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, so that they too went up to meet them.
36 Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised— 37 looks, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.” 38 And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
39 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request. Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.” 40 That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.
10. Look for God’s peace
· When direction is from Him, His peace rules in our hearts.
The peace of God always accompanies his will.
· When you feel disturbed in mind, slow down, God is speaking.
Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Extra study
1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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