Reddit reviews Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will
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Read Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung. It radically changed how I think about discerning God's will. Western Christians have a very distorted view.
Well I've used it weekly for the last three-ish years, both from the perspective of the disciple and the discipler, and it seems to be the best model that I've seen. Most of the material is from or related to Cru, but I'll just try to include some stuff that isn't.
Here's a massive wealth of articles and videos from Cru on how to go about it. You don't have to use all (or any) of it, but there are a lot of articles for people who are new to discipleship on there, though it is definitely geared towards college aged people.
Life Concepts is another great resource from Cru if you're working with a new believer or someone who doesn't have a very strong understanding of their faith.
For books, I recommend going through the Gospel Centered Life, it's a great short book that has wonderful lessons, and a pretty Reformed view of the gospel. I highly recommend that one.
Some other great books (depending on the individual and what they're going through) would be Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper, Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung (I can't recommend this one enough), and Surfing For God if you wanna talk lust and purity.
I also know a few people who use the Bible Project and their resources to go through books of scripture--for example, Matthew. On there you'll find the videos going over the book, an overview of each section, and some different resources at the bottom of the page.
Ultimately, you have to decide on the content yourself based on the needs of the disciple and what they're going through, and you kind of just have to figure all that out as you go.
Edit: also, I have a ton of articles saved on my Drive related to specific topics for some reason, so if there's ever anything specific you want resources for, feel free to ask and I can see if I have something!
Read Kevin DeYoung's book Just Do Something. It's a fantastic, short book on God's will. It deals exactly with the things you're struggling with in a way that is biblical and freeing.
You're going to get a lot of advice regarding "what God wants," "where God leads," and "God's will for you."
> For this is the will of God, your sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV)
God is far more concerned with your holiness than your occupation or income. Love God and make wise choices in life. The counsel of your elders is just a part of making wise decisions. Looking for a leg twitch or a burning sensation to tell you what to do like some pagan mystic is not walking in the Spirit.
I recommend a short book on the topic by DeYoung. Here's a non-referral link. It brings a lot of clarity and freedom to the issue, and is very grounded in Scripture. If you feel safe enough to PM me your address, I will buy it for you and have it shipped to you.
Several good books on this subject:
Be REAL careful. I've had things happen that made it seem for sure God was telling me one thing and in hindsight, I don't think it was him and if it was, it may have not been what I thought.
God may answer you or he may not answer you in the way you think. For example; God may tell you to pray and read the scriptures, gain Wisdom and Knowledge from them. Then using the Wisdom of the spirit decide for yourself if you want to move further with a person. Take it slow and watch. Be very patient.
Then if it's what you BOTH want and you have used Biblical Wisdom, then let it be. But God may not say yes or no. He may want you to make the decision based on Godly Wisdom, Knowledge, and Faith.
You have to be careful because you could get led by your feelings of the flesh, a familiar spirit, all types of things.
It sounds like you have a huge crush on someone and you want God to go ahead and tell you yes, so you can pursue it or to tell you no, so you can get over it and not have to deal with any kind of rejection or hard feelings. This is normal but God will often times want us to do things with his guidance rather than him doing it for us.
Just like if you raise a child, as the child gets older, you do a disservice if you do everything for the child or if you know what will happen and you always tell your child what will happen, you are not allowing the child to learn.
This sounds weird coming from me because I was really bad about doing this. I wanted God to tell me Yes or No to every single thing I did in life, from the smallest thing to the biggest things. I didn't want to MOVE until God had said something.
That is when I started to realize it's not always like that and I posted here on this forum and a book was recommended to me. This book came in the next day even though I didn't pay for next day, from Amazon. It's not a big read, you can read it quickly. I do think it will help you.
I believe God speaks to people today just as much as he ever has but I think more than ever we don't grow up and take responsibility as Christians.
It's by Kevin DeYoung, it's called, 'Just do Something OR How to make a decision without dreams, visions, fleeces, impressions, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc"
Here is a link to it: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Do-Something-Liberating-Approach/dp/0802411592/ref=asc_df_0802411592/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312734536225&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9018257537480004976&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=200524&hvtargid=pla-439247114772&psc=1
There is a diversity amongst Christians, even conservative evangelical Christians, about what is possible when it comes to God's revelation of Himself to modern mankind. I am firmly of the position, and convinced of it by Scripture and tradition, that God no longer communicates to us directly, but rather, that He has given us a fully sufficient Scripture, good and able in every facet of life and doctrine. I know of Christians, of whom I am in doubt of their salvation, that have a different understanding, and even experience of this.
Basically, there's a world of presupposition behind a phrase like 'you can hear the Voice of God', and your understanding of how theology works is going to have a huge impact on that. You're not going to get to the bottom of how to discern God's will in a reddit post or two.
I encourage you to talk with your elders about this. Read a bit on the cessationist and continuationist arguments. It's worth reading both camps and working it through in your own church. John MacArthur has a book called Strange Fire that is cessationist. Mike Brown has a response called Authentic Fire that is continuationist. Finally, DeYoung and Harris have a good book, Just Do Something that I think goes a long way to helping equip people to answer questions like the one you are experiencing.
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