Doing God's Will

Bible reading: 1st Samuel 24:1 – 11

Step 3: We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God.

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 12:1)

Principle 3: Consciously choose to commit all of my life and will to Christ care and control.

“Happy are the meek.” (Matthew 5:8)

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between the right thing to do and just an opportune moment. When we are working to make changes in our lives and relationships, we may be uncertain of what to do at times. When this happens, we need to rely on God’s wisdom to help us make our decisions.

The jealousy and abuse of King Saul made young David’s life miserable. Saul knew that God had chosen David to be king instead of him. Although David was a loyal subject, Saul tried to kill him. Once, when David was hiding in a cave, King Saul came in without knowing David was there. “’Now’s your time!’ David’s men whispered to him. ‘Today is the day the Lord was talking about when he said, “I will certainly put Saul into your power, to do with as you wish”!’ Then David crept forward and quietly slit off the bottom of Saul’s robe! But then his conscience began bothering him. ‘I shouldn’t have done it,’ he said to his men. ‘It is a serious sin to attack God’s chosen king in any way.’ These words of David persuaded his men not to kill Saul” (1st Samuel 24:4 – 8).

David knew what God expected of him in this situation and he chose to go along with God’s will. In trying to give our will to God, it is important to know what his will is in a given situation. When we aren’t sure what to do, we can look to see if the Bible gives us any guidance on similar situations. Then we will have a clear view of what it means to turn our will over to God.

When we turned our lives over to God we can rest assured that he is with us.

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