The conventional approach to the will of God—where God’s will is like a corn maze with only one way out and lots of dead ends, or like a bull’s-eye with the center of God’s will in the middle and second best everywhere else, or like a Magic 8-Ball that we are supposed to shake around until some generic answer floats to the top—is not helpful. It is not good for our decision making. It is not good for our sanctification. And sometimes it is frankly dishonoring to Christ.
