Walking in His Will - by Susan Jensen

What a little phrase, but what a big phrase…“Walking in His Will”. It sounds so simple, but people spend literally millions of dollars every year buying books that can lead us to God’s will for our life. Now I’m not saying those are bad books to read, if they bring to a closer relationship with God, that is a good thing.

We humans love our shortcuts, we love getting there 5 minutes faster, we love a recipe that makes cookies that taste the same in half the time, we love our GPS units that get us there with no delays along the way. We’ve all heard that message…“There is a route that will get you there 7 minutes faster, would you like to take that route now?” So it seems natural that we would approach walking in God’s will for our life the same. Give it to me in plain English, preferably in 99 pages or less and I can do this! Again, I’m not saying these books on seeking God’s will are bad, I am personally for any good wording or phrase that makes me focus on God more throughout my day. But there is a book that lays it all out for us, with perfect authority. The Holy Bible. There it is - it’s that simple, yet, we like it in easy to understand common language. Well, that’s even available, “The Message Version” has been available for literally decades, and it rephrases the Bible in easier to understand English, there is even “The Story” that puts the Bible in somewhat chronicle order story format. There are tons of Study Bibles available in different “wording” versions with great study notes explaining what the sometimes strange wording or customs from biblical days meant to them and how that are applicable to us today. (Shameless plug, these are all available at Pages & Prayers Bookstore inside Redeemer Church right here in DeWitt and Bibles are always 20% off the suggested retail price.)

Not sure where to start, try one of the first four books of the New Testament. You can’t go wrong reading the life of Jesus and the example He came to earth to set for us.

Want God’s will for you in a nutshell, look at Matthew 22:37-40 as Jesus was being pressed to prioritize the commandments:

“Jesus replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

It’s amazing, even thousands of years ago, as the Bible was first being penned through God’s inspiration; God knew…we would be looking for a shortcut.

Open God’s Word today and let it speak to your life.