The Mystery of God's Will

by Educational Ministries Department at Ins, Charles R. Swindoll (Introduction)

"I don't think I've ever met anyone who hasn't struggled with the desire to know God's will. The problem is, this struggle often involved a great deal of confusion and worry." ?Chuck Swindoll Many people have the idea that if they could just somehow find that single planned direction, they would be effortlessly swept through life. But life is not like that. Probably the most misunderstood factor of discovering God's will is the thought that, If I do this, the struggles will end, the questions are over, the answers come, and I live hapily ever after. But that's not reality. Does that mean that God's will must remain opaque to us?that we must muddle and grope blindly through life with no clue to what He wants for us? "Not at all," says Charles Swindoll. In this groundbreaking book, Swindoll invites us to join him on a spiritual quest. "I believe God's will for us in this life is not some black-and-white objective designed to take us to an appointed destination here on earth as much as it is about the journey itself ...and what matters to Him in our lives." The Mystery of God's Will overflows with practical insights, humor, and unforgettable stories that will de-mystify, clarify, and put your mind at ease.

97 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2000

Reviews

[Peter]

Good to read

[Ryand Escuban · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed it a lot! Though it took me a while to realize it was a study guide, and that it wasn't the actual book ahaha. God's Will is a mystery for His ways and thoughts are higher than ours yet it is our duty as His children and servants to humbly seek Him earnestly when things may seem to not go well in the direction we had hoped it would go to. Ultimately God's will is to conform us to the image of Christ to grow in maturity in our daily walk with Him and to be brought up in glorification when Jesus returns. As we have been made holy before God because of what Christ has done on the cross and now His righteousness has been imputed onto us, we are to be holy because God is holy. What a mystery God's will is, yet there is so much love, hope, grace and peace even in the unknown, for we know that His faithfulness to His people is everlasting.

[Peter]

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