Thy Will Bible Study August Thy Will Be Done

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1 Thy Will Be Done Let Go & Seek His Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Do you seek God s will in everything you do? I don t. Often what I seek is my own will. I want what I want when I want it. Can you relate? Will I must at some level, think I know better than God. Which is clearly ridiculous and it felt odd to even write. But why else would I choose to seek my ways above His? Why do I think I know better than the God of this universe? Because of sin. God didn t create us like this, but it s now our nature. So is all hope lost? Are we destined for a life of sinfully following our own selfish ways? No! The beauty and significance of Jesus redemption and salvation allow us to let go of our will and truly seek His. Let s dig into what the Bible has to say about letting go of our will and reaching out for His.

2 Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.. We are not God. We don t know everything or how our lives fit into His overall plan. It s our job to seek His will, not our own by putting His will above ours. We do this by placing our trust in Him, even when we don t or cannot understand. He will guide us when we seek and trust in Him. John 4:34 Then Jesus explained: My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. Jesus got his energy & fulfillment from doing God s will. What a perfect example for us to follow! Matthew 6:33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Jesus teaches us to put God first and the rest will come. Our wants should be secondary to His will. This can be difficult when our sinful nature gets in the way. But God is willing to help us cultivate this desire when we seek Him first. Psalm 40:8 I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart. God s will and instructions are within us, written on our hearts. We need only seek them and in that, we can find joy!

3 Psalm 143: 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing..all we need to do is ask God to help us to see and desire to do His will. If we ask, He will always help us. He changes our thoughts and wants to line up with His. Philippians 2:13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. God doesn t leave us to do this alone; He works in us to help us seek His will. 1 Peter 4:2 You won t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. The Bible stresses that if we have a desire to be who God created us to be, God will work in us to help us to do His will. Hebrews 13:20-22 Now may the God of peace who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood 21 may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. God equips us with all we need to accomplish His will! God is working in you to do His will.

4 .Matthew 6:10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Jesus words as He taught us to pray show the importance of seeking God s will above ours. Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who calls out to me, Lord! Lord! will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter..good reminder for us all to live our lives ACTUALLY seeking His will, not just say that s what we re doing. Actions speak louder than words! John 6:38 Thy will be done! He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine. Even though Jesus knew what was coming and prayed for it to be taken away, He ultimately wanted God s will to be done --trust, pray and then obey. Let s emulate Him with our trust in God, praying for strength and the desire to obey His will. Romans 6: 12 & Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

5 This whole chapter speaks to doing God s will not our own, but these verses highlight how we once lived only with our sinful desires, but now we can live according to His will and do those things which lead us closer to living the holy life we are called to! 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. In all circumstances, we are to be joyful and thankful, not just for what we want but for His will in our lives. We may fail along the way, but it s then when we seek and follow, even if we don t fully understand because we trust in Him.. We are free from the power of sin to do His will.