Taking the “I” Out of Discernment

Two questions you might ask in discerning God’s will:

1) Lord, what do you want me to do?

2) Lord, what do you want?

There is a hint of selfishness in that first question. That’s why the second way to discern God’s will is even better.

When we seek out God’s will objectively, then we can start to imagine the world that he wants to create. The “me to do” flows as a conclusion rather than the end goal.

To ask God what he wants “me to do” is to limit our discernment only to what we think is poss...