Bible Study Love: Seek the Lord’s Will in Everything

The following devotional and Bible Study assignment was taken from our Online Christian Mom Bible Study Group. You can sign up to become a member of the CSAHM Club and gain access to our complete Bible Study on Love. Click here for more information on the Online Bible Study Group for Moms!

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“…does not seek its own,” 1 Corinthians 13:5 (NKJV)

Often our lives are filled with many different emotions & idols. We think that God will follow us around rather than us follow Him. We desire Him to answer our prayers but we ignore His.

To love God is to seek His will in everything we do. Seeking God’s will is to simply do what is pleasing to God.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.” Psalm 40:8 (NKJV)

Sometimes God’s will is not very apparent, nor is it an easy thing to do. How do we know what is pleasing to God?

There are three different ways we can seek the Lord’s will:

1. Pray – prayer in every situation is SO important. Even asking God for the guidance on what to do or what to say is essential in making sure you are walking the path God has set before you.

2. Read – How do we know if something is right or wrong if we don’t read the Bible? So much knowledge, guidance, and instruction are available within the pages of the Bible. I also like to think of the Bible as God’s prayer journal. The Bible is filled with God’s instruction and hope for the Body of Christ.

3. Seek Advice – seeking godly counsel is also very helpful to find out what the next step is in following the purpose God has for your life. The Bible is very clear about fellowship with other believers, this is why it’s a good idea to belong to a Church within your community.

When we learn to seek God’s will in our life then everything else is provided for us. I know it can certainly be difficult at times to do what is required in order to fulfill God’s will in our life, but the Lord has made many promises to us including this one:

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)

In this scripture Jesus is referring to the things we worry about, like money, food, and clothing, being added to us.

God’s will does not include what car we drive, or the label on our clothes. God’s will includes what we do with our time, how we treat those around us, especially during time of conflict. It includes how we spend our money, and getting rid of idols in our life that is holding us back from truly living a life that is pleasing to Him.

When we love God, we will seek His will in everything we do.

Assignment:

List 3 things you know God wants you to change in your life in order to make it more pleasing to Him. Seek out a mentor or accountability partner to help you change these habits.

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March 11, 2010 | Filed Under Bible Study, Recent Posts | 1 Comment

Bible Study Love: Patience With God

The following devotional and Bible Study assignment was taken from our Online Christian Mom Bible Study Group. You can sign up to become a member of the CSAHM Club and gain access to our complete Bible Study on Love. Click here for more information on the Online Bible Study Group for Moms!

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“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:2-4 (NKJV

Why didn’t God make everything in one day? Why did it take 7 days to create the heavens and the earth, animals, plants, and man? He could have created everything all at once, but He didn’t. Why?

“The servant therefore fell down before Him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ ” Matthew 18:26 (NKJV)

What if God weren’t a patient God? How many of us would be saved? Where would we be without God’s salvation?

“But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.” Luke 8:15 (NKJV)

Being patient with God is a difficult task, simply because it requires trust. Trust that God is who He says He is and will do the things He promises to do. It also requires faith. Faith that your prayers will be answered, and your trust in God will bear fruit in your life!

With patience we need to have faith, and trust the things we cannot see.

“By your patience posses your souls.” Luke 21:19 (NKJV)

Definition of posses: To cause to be influenced or controlled, as by an idea or emotion.

Our first reaction to everything should be patience. Sometimes we need to just stop and think before we speak or act.

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,” Romans 15:4-5 (NKJV)

Most of us, myself included, don’t really grasp that taking your time to move through this life is really what needs to be done. To often we cry out to the Lord, begging Him to “do something” right now, when in all reality solving the problem immediately may not be the answer.

It took God 7 days to create the earth and everything that lives in the earth. He knows that life takes time, and we are here according to His time frame, and according to His purpose.

So much learning is achieved in those difficult times. Lest we forget this life is not about our wants and desires. The Lord has a plan and a purpose for each and every one of us that was so important to Him, God was willing to sacrifice His son in order to fulfill that purpose, to fulfill His plan!

We will never receive all that God has created for us if we lose our patience with Him. Yes, it takes trust and faith, but God is faithful. He is trustworthy. Becoming all that He created us to be is counting on our patience with Him.

God doesn’t ask of us anything He himself hasn’t already provided. God is patient with us. He has been patient since the beginning of time!