Knowing God's Will (3rd edition)
A look both scholarly & practical into what the Bible has to say about rediscovering & re-enlivening God’s Will for your life.
A look both scholarly & practical into what the Bible has to say about rediscovering & re-enlivening God’s Will for your life.
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Clarifications: First off, please note that Divine Joy‟s detachment from all<br />
future-based hope is not to be confused with “callousness.” Even though a Right<br />
Action is fundamentally unconcerned with its consequences at the time of<br />
decision-making, it still accepts complete responsibility for any consequences that<br />
do ensue thereafter (“Do not neglect to Do Good and to share what you have, for such<br />
sacrifices are pleasing to God.” ~ Hebrews 13:16). It is this selfless intention allows<br />
our actions to be unhindered by potential guilt …Of course, if an action does<br />
happen to unintentionally cause another pain, the Child of God has compassion for<br />
that person and apologizes; all the while remaining grounded in the knowledge<br />
that his or her original choice – while obviously not to be repeated – was Right<br />
regardless at the time of its making (“God‟s foolishness is wiser than human<br />
knowledge, and God‟s weakness is stronger than human might.” ~ 1 Corinthians 1:25) …<br />
Divine Joy can only exist when shame, embarrassment, and guilt are all<br />
completely extinguished, and this can only take place when we choose to act<br />
lovingly in the moment, for that moment …<br />
Similarly, while truly Joyful actions do tend to focus one‟s attention in the<br />
more minute wonders of the present moment, they are not oblivious to life‟s<br />
“bigger picture” (“Look at what is before your eyes.” ~ 2 Corinthians 10:7) … Seeing<br />
the specialness of the moment in no way requires you to neglect life in general,<br />
much less forget the bigger vision that inspired such a choice in the first place<br />
(“Unless you see Signs & Wonders, you will not Believe … If you Believe, you will See<br />
the Glory of God.” ~ Jesus in John 4:48 & 11:46) … There is a marked difference<br />
between awareness and “tunnel-vision.” The former is focused on wonders that<br />
reside within the interconnected Whole, while the latter is oblivious to that<br />
Interconnection and focuses instead solely on the object at hand (“The darkness is<br />
passing away … The True Light is already shining.” ~ 1 John 2:8) …<br />
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