The unreasonable will of God

The unreasonable will of God

Dr. Charles Stanley

God does not require us to understand His will, but to be obedient to His will, even if it seems unreasonable.

We cannot just obey God only when it seems reasonable.

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. He saw at the water's edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will fish for people." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. (‭Luke‬ ‭5‬:‭1-11‬ NIV)

God has a will for your life and He has equipped you to do whatever He wants you to do.

He has a plan for your life. He will not call you to something that He hasn't already planned for you.

Sometimes God asks us to do unreasonable things.

God does not make mistakes.

Are we willing to obey God even when things don't look reasonable to us?

God is under no obligation to show us why He says no.

Whenever He says no, He's protecting you.

Common sense does not work, God's omniscience always works!

God is always right.

When you argue with God, you'll end up with the wrong consequences.

The right answer to God's will is "yes, I will do it."

We are to reflect God's glory by walking in His will.

To find the will of God:

⚫️ start reading God's Word.

⚫️ Ask God to speak to your heart.

⚫️ Watch what He does in your circumstances as you seek His will.

⚫️ recognize that His will doesn't come quickly.

Ask God "whatever you want I want" to experience inexplicable peace, joy, and contentment.

Don't miss out on God's best, He has the best plan for us. We get a glimpse of Jesus like Peter did when we obey Him. God can use us in the most awesome way if we let Him. Are we willing to surrender our life to Him? Can we profit in any way by disobeying God? We will never regret it if we obey Him.