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KNOWING THE WILL OF GOD

Pastor (Dr) Samuel AjayiMen of Issachar Vision Youth Church, Ibadan

mivyouthib@gmail.com

• IT’S YOUR BASIC RIGHT TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD

• YOUR MARK AS A TRUE CHILD OF GOD • GOD IS EVER WILLING TO REVEAL IT

JOURNEY INTO KNOWING GOD’S WILL IN MARRIAGE

• YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD• SELF DISCOVERY OF PURPOSE IN HIM• YOUR ATTENTION WILL BE DRAWN TO

THE MATTER• OR A PERSON DRAWN ACROSS YOUR

PATH• GO TO SLEEP…

WHILE ASLEEP

• GEN 2:21; PSALM 37: 1—8• -DO NOT FRET (AFRAID, AGITATED)-V8

IT ONLY CAUSES HARM…ESPECIALLY FROM PRESSURES AROUND YOU

• -TRUST IN THE LORD• -DELIGHT YOURSELF IN HIM• -COMMIT IT TO HIM• -WAIT PATIENTLY

Resources for Guidance

• Primary Resources• The Holy Spirit

• The Bible

• The ‘mind of Christ’

Secondary Resources

• Providence/circumstances• Your conscience• The counsel of others• Sanctified Common sense

INNER WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRITPSALM 32:8-9 (GN, NLT)

– THE SIMPLEST AND THE SUREST

– BY WAY OF INSTRUCTION, COUNSEL, IMPRESSION, UNDERSTANDING

– DEPEND LARGELY ON THE STATE OF YOUR SPIRIT- SATURATED WITH GOD’S WORD, PRAYERS

– YOUR SPIRIT IS THE LORD’S CANDLE/LAMP –PROV 20:27; ICOR 2:19

• NOT A THREATENING COMMAND• GETTING YOU TO WILLINGLY AGREE• GUIDES, ARRANGES YOU INTO THE

TRUTH

• STARTS AS A SPARK OF LIGHT, IMPRESSION

• ISAIAH 32:17..PROGRESSES AS– CONTINUOUS PEACE– QUIETNESS– ASSURANCE FOREVER

• VERSE 9• WHEN YOU CAN’T RECOGNISE THIS• WHEN OUR SPIRITUAL SENSES

BECOME DULL• WHEN YOU BECOME ‘STUPID’!• HE INTRODUCES BITS AND BRIDLES

– DISAPPOINTMENTS, PAINS

HINDRANCES

• MY OPINIONS, PREJUDICES• FEARS• CULTURE• SELF IMPOSED TARGETS• OVERCROWDED MIND

– EG FALLING IN LOVE WHICH IS ONLY IN THE REALM OF EMOTIONS

• ROMANS 12:1-2 (PHILLIPS TRANSLATION)

OTHER (REMEDIAL) WAYS-JOB 33:14; ACTS 10:11-16; 16:4-10

• DREAMS– 1.FROM GOD JOB 33:14-18. PEACE,

• CORRECTIVE, IN LINE WITH PURPOSE• USUALLY NOT LITERALLY BUT TO CATCH YOUR ATTENTION. • STILL REQUIRE INNER WITNESS- ACTS 161:4-10

– 2. FROM ENVIRONMENT/BUSY MIND- ECC 5:3. NOTHING NEW, FAMILIAR

– 3. DEVIL- COME WITH A THREAT, • OVER EMPHASIS, CAN’T BE TRACED TO PURPOSE,• MAY BE POSITIVE BUT DISTRACTIVE; • NEGATE GOD’S WORD NO MATTER HOW VIVID OR

COINCIDENTAL

• VISIONS

• TRANCES

THE WORD OF GOD

• REVEALED WORD• CONVEYS THE PURPOSES, EMPHASIS

IN GOD’S HEART• DISSOLVES SUBTLE

BIASES/OPINIONS• ADDRESSES PRINCIPLES• -FEAR, INDECISION, WORDLINESS• CAUTIONS OR EMBOLDENS• NOT SPECIFIC NAMES APPEARING

COUNSEL OF ELDERS

• SPIRITUAL AUTHORITIES OVER YOU• USUALLY DOES NOT INITIATE, EVEN IF IT DOES,

YOU NEED TO HEAR YOURSELF. IT CONFIRMS• NOT MANIPULATIVE! NOT SENTIMENTAL.• CAUTION ON PROPHECY• HOLY SPIRIT WILL NOT BYPASS YOU• DON’T GO ON A LONELY JOURNEY PLEASE!• THRU THE HOLY SPIRIT, THEY MAY

– GUIDE- DIRECT– GUARD-PROTECT– GAG -RESTRAIN

CIRCUMSTANCES

• MEETING• DISAPPOINTMENT-MAY NOT BE

PALATABLE• DON’T HAVE TO WAIT FOR SCARS

CONFIRMATION OF YOUR CONVICTIONS

• TEST OF TIME

• TEST OF SCRIPTURE

• TEST OF WITNESSES

• TEST OF THE PARTNER

PROPOSAL

• MAN• YOU ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS HELP• YOU ARE THE ONE LEADING THE

JOURNEY• NO INTIMIDATION, DON’T MAKE HER

VULNERABLE• DON’T TAP INTO HER EMOTIONS, NO

CAJOLE• BE DEFINITE• DON’T QUOTE OTHERS-PASTORS ETC

THE CORRECT PARTNER

• LOVE VOID OF FEAR WILL GROW• A VOID IS FILLED, JOY OF

COMPLETION• ACCEPTANCE• THERE ARE POINTS OF DIFFERENCES

BUT APPRECIATES THE SIMILARITIES• CELEBRATE YOUR PURPOSE• VALUE YOU, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR

CHURCH

• WOMAN• YOU ARE NOT DAUGHTERS OF MOAB• DON’T SAY: ’ LETS START FIRST’• BE POLITE