The Will of God Quotes

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” —Isaiah 41:10”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” —Proverbs 3:5–6”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.” —Psalm 143:10”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.… The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” —Deuteronomy 31:6, 8”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” —Joshua 1:7–9”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Psalm 34:18: “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Therefore, the wisest thing you can do is pray, “Deal with me, God. Show me what it is in my life that is blinding me to Your will. And give me the strength and wisdom to turn away from the sinful attitudes and behaviors that are preventing me from following You in obedience. In Jesus’ name, amen.” Whatever the Lord reveals to you, agree with Him that it is a problem. Confess your sin and do as He says to turn away from it. And trust your loving heavenly Father to fill your deepest needs in a more profound”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“So when you are tempted by sin, ask yourself, “What will my actions do to my relationship with Jesus?” While the Lord has promised to love you, He also expects you to love Him in return, obeying His commands.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“That harbored sin is clouding your vision, dividing your mind, and distracting from the abundant life your Father desires for you. It is like putting cotton in your ears—dulling your sense of hearing to what God has to say to you.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“He comprehends why you may cling to unhealthy habits in order to protect yourself. And He has the very best plan—one informed by both heaven and earth—for freeing you and teaching you to walk in His will.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“But realize that Jesus knows not only why you do what you do but also what it will take to help you walk in His will.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“safeguarded within His protection, enlightened with His wisdom, and empowered by His strength.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“The Spirit-controlled believer is to use his or her head”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Our internal moral filter becomes more trustworthy when the Word of God is the basis for our conduct, we are motivated by a strong desire to obey the Lord, we prayerfully consider our decisions, and we willingly repent as soon as we are aware of sin in our lives.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“The conscience can be “good” (1 Tim. 1:19), “clean” (2 Tim. 1:3), and “blameless” (Acts 24:16). But it can also be “weak” (1 Cor. 8:7–12), “defiled” (Titus 1:15), “evil” (Heb. 10:22), and even “seared,” which means it is completely insensitive to sin and unresponsive to the Holy Spirit’s promptings (1 Tim. 4:1–2).”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“If you want to know God’s will, the Father will use your time in communion and communication with Him—through His Word and in prayer—to show how everything you experience relates to His plan for your life.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Because God will show you His plan when you seek Him.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“the Holy Spirit Who lives and works within you and His Word to direct you. He is constantly prompting you to remain in the center of His will and is faithful to adjust your path when you begin to drift—even when you don’t realize it.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“That is God’s heart toward you. As your heavenly Father, He wants you to ask, seek, and knock so He can give, reveal, open, and provide what is good for you (Matt. 7:11).”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“is fully invested in His whole plan. If you are seeking God and have a heart to do His will, you are promised that He will show you what to do.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” You have that verse on your mind and in your heart as you encounter a coworker who is in a foul mood and very rude to you. Wanting to honor the Lord, you extend kindness to that person and discover his or her terrible attitude is due to difficulties he or she is carrying by him- or herself.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“God has always used imperfect people for His awesome purposes. He specializes in taking broken lives and turning them into joyful, productive, and inspiring trophies of His grace.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“So you’re telling me that the Father can restore and work through anyone? That He can bring joy and meaning back to my life? That He can heal me of all these regrets? Absolutely He can.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“This is a topic that can haunt even the strongest heart. We think of the things we have done wrong throughout our lives and question if they have disqualified us from experiencing His best for us.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“So don’t give up! Proverbs 24:16 instructs: “The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again” (NLT). This is the difference between the godly and the lost, those who have faith and those who are faithless, those who have a true relationship with God and those who don’t—the ability to get up and get back on the altar. As someone who knows Jesus as your Savior, you always have Someone to help you up after you have fallen. You always have forgiveness. You always have hope for a good future. Therefore, get up and steady yourself on God Himself. Get back on the altar by realizing that Jesus never lets go of you (John 10:28–29). And take heart that His good, acceptable, and perfect will is not just within your reach, but He is working it out in your life as you trust Him.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“So don’t give up! Proverbs 24:16 instructs: “The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again” (NLT). This is the difference between the godly and the lost, those who have faith and those who are faithless, those who have a true relationship with God and those who don’t—the ability to get up and get back on the altar.”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“says, “You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jer. 29:13). Likewise,”
― Charles F. Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Third, and finally, God’s will for you is perfect. When we read the word perfect, we may be daunted by thoughts of having to maintain a flawless walk with the Lord, but that is not what is intended by the word there. The Greek word teleios that is used is better translated as finished, brought to maturity, enabled to reach the goal, or needing nothing for completeness. Friend, the Father has no half-baked schemes—especially when it comes to your life. You may not know His full plan, but He does. In fact, He knows “the end from the beginning” (Isa. 46:10), and He can and will bring it to absolute completion. So there is never a need to worry about whether or not God’s plans will work out.”
― Charles F Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“Second, the Lord’s plan for you is acceptable. It is both well pleasing to God but also satisfying to you. I believe this is an area where many believers struggle. We wrestle with how the Father views us and whether or not we are pursuing the best course of action in His sight. I have found this is especially true in Christians who grew up in very strict and/or critical households, who felt they could never meet the vague and unforgiving standards ever before them. If finding acceptance and worth is so difficult with people, how can we ever hope to measure up to God, Who is faultless in all His ways? But understand that the Lord receives you on the basis of what Jesus did on the cross. Once you have received Christ as your Savior, you are accepted before the Father forever. And because of the presence of the Holy Spirit in you and the Word of God to guide you, you can live in a manner well pleasing to the Lord. In fact, Philippians 2:13 asserts: “It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” The Father patiently teaches you how to walk with Him—leading you along the way. So not only is it possible to live in an acceptable manner before Him, but God is committed to helping you do so, too!”
― Charles F Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life

“First, God’s will is good. The Lord’s plan is morally honorable, excellent, and beneficial to you. It may not always appear to be so at first. There have been times in my own life when I told the Father that the trials and pressures He was allowing seemed far from good. However, we always have to remember the promise of Romans 8:28: “We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” The Father is very careful about what He permits to touch your life. Why? Because He Himself is good. Psalm 145:8–9 affirms, “The LORD is gracious and merciful; slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. The LORD is good to all.” Why would we ever expect the will of God to be anything other than good when both the nature and character of our heavenly Father are good?”
― Charles F Stanley, The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life