"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me."
John 6:38 (NKJV)
When I was a child, sometimes I was asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?". When I was in high school, I remember people talking about what they wanted to do after high school, what they wanted to study in college, or what kind of job they wanted. When I was in Bible school, people would sometimes ask each other, "Where do you want to go after school?". The one thing that all of these ideas have in common is the idea of, "what do you want to do?".
People sometimes ask me if I want to live in some place or if I want to do this thing or that thing. When I tell them that what I want to do does not matter, but what matters is what God wants me to do, these people sometimes look at me strangely. It is very normal for people to think and talk about what they like and want to do or where they want to go. But, for Christians, the question should not be about what we want to do, but we need to find out what God wants us to do.
Jesus made it very clear that His focus was on doing the will of God, not His own will. Jesus followed the plan and purpose of God for His life, and that is the example that we need to follow. If we are only following our own interests and doing the things we want to do, how are we truly serving and following God's plan for our life? Following God's plan is the best way to find true happiness, fulfillment, and success. The will of God, what God wants us to do, is not just some part of our life, it is our life!
John 6:38 (NKJV)
When I was a child, sometimes I was asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?". When I was in high school, I remember people talking about what they wanted to do after high school, what they wanted to study in college, or what kind of job they wanted. When I was in Bible school, people would sometimes ask each other, "Where do you want to go after school?". The one thing that all of these ideas have in common is the idea of, "what do you want to do?".
People sometimes ask me if I want to live in some place or if I want to do this thing or that thing. When I tell them that what I want to do does not matter, but what matters is what God wants me to do, these people sometimes look at me strangely. It is very normal for people to think and talk about what they like and want to do or where they want to go. But, for Christians, the question should not be about what we want to do, but we need to find out what God wants us to do.
Jesus made it very clear that His focus was on doing the will of God, not His own will. Jesus followed the plan and purpose of God for His life, and that is the example that we need to follow. If we are only following our own interests and doing the things we want to do, how are we truly serving and following God's plan for our life? Following God's plan is the best way to find true happiness, fulfillment, and success. The will of God, what God wants us to do, is not just some part of our life, it is our life!
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