Prioritizing God's Will

We cannot make plans that do not factor in the will of God.

The Christian life is not lived based on reasoning, but by faith.

I am less concerned with what you want from life and more concerned with what God’s will is.

We often make decisions based on what we want. (v.13)

When? Today or tomorrow. Where? Such a city. How long? For a year What? Buy and sell Why? To make money

We cannot make plans based on worldly metrics.

We must factor in the shortness of life. (v.14)

If there is something that God wants you to do, do it now.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.Luke 12:16-21

We have no promise of tomorrow.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.Proverbs 27:1

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.Job 14:1-2

If you know God’s will and disobey, it is sin. (v.17)

God is somewhat gracious with ignorance.

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.Luke 12:47-48

We must submit all of our plans to the sovereignty of God’s will. (v.15)

Obeying the will of God brings satisfaction and fulfillment that your heart craves.

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.Psalm 37:1-9