Devil still fights and things aren’t easy, but we can have much more faith

and confidence in Jesus and His ability to pull us through. When we’re doing

Seven Ways what God wants us to do, it also makes it possible for Him to use us to the
full and give us His greatest blessings.

How would you
like to take a trip to
Argentina with Mr. Goode
and his family, and be their
interpreter?
Well, it sounds
cool! Let me just take
some time to ask Jesus
about it.
Finding God’s will isn’t a one-time event. You don’t find God’s will once in
your life and that’s it. As we progress through spiritual and physical changes,
as times and circumstances in our life change, it’s necessary to reevaluate
our lives or aspects of them from time to time, to make sure that we’re up to
date with following Jesus and keeping up with His plan. Finding God’s will is
a regular occurrence for a believer in Jesus.

Lord, You know

how I love to travel, and
You’ve given me the skill
to speak Spanish. I only want
to go if You confirm that
it’s good to do!

When we love Jesus and want to please Him, finding His plan for us—and
being sure we’re in the right place and doing the right thing at the right
time—is something that we should be striving for. It not only makes Jesus
happy, but it’s for our own benefit as well. Being in God’s will brings us
peace.

Being in God’s will doesn’t equal getting to do everything that we want to

do, or living a life that is problem- or trial-free. When we’re in God’s will, the
 Well, I think it’s a I asked the Lord
Here are the seven ways that Jesus will often use, 4) Godly Counsel. wonderful opportunity! Not to confirm that I’m on
7) Fleeces.
though not in any set order, to show you what His Although nobody only will it help Mr. Goode, the right track by helping This is when
but you’ll learn a lot from
will is for you. else can find me to get a P.O.A. without you tell Jesus
the experience.
God’s will for you, any problems, and something
during the decision- 4 here it is! like, “If You do
1) The Word. The
1 Bible should be the
making process it often
helps to have the advice
X, then I’ll know
that Y is Your will.” You
first place you look and counsel of others generally wouldn’t want
when you’re trying who have strong faith to use this method as
to find God’s will. in the Word and the only way to know
Jesus will not tell experience in Thanks,
God’s will, but it can
you to do something following God. Mom! sometimes serve as a
that goes against 7 confirmation.
the fundamental
principles that He’s I have the
tickets!—First
given in His written 5) Open and
class!
Word. Closed Doors. Finding God’s will can be a very exciting process!
Ka-Po Sometimes conditions It’s not always easy, but the joy of knowing that
w
2) The Voice of the and circumstances can you’ve found God’s direction in your life is a
Word. This is when be an indication of reward all its own, not to mention all of the other
you’re reading God’s God’s will. rewards and blessings that it brings into your life.
words and Jesus uses
2 it to speak to you.
I wanna go! 5 Argentina
I wanna go! here I come!
I wanna go! 6) Desires.
3) Direct Sometimes you have
Revelation. Often 3 a strong desire to
Jesus will speak do something or an
to you inner conviction that
through something is “right”;
prophecy, that’s an indication
give you that it might be God’s
a vivid will, especially when
dream, or combined with some
show you a of the other ways to
vision. 6 know God’s will.
Authored by Maria Fontaine; updated. Originally published July 2009.
Illustrations by Zeb. Design by Alex Koran. Copyright © 2011 by The Family International