What is God's Will ?

Have you ever thought about what God's will means? What does it mean to live in God's Will... People say "It was God's Will"... or "It was part of God's Plan" ...or the like. Over the past few weeks I have been thinking about these questions.... because of one of Pastor Lenander's sermons and a conversation with some friends.

Here are my thoughts:

There is a difference between God's Perfect Will and God's Permissive Will. The former is what pleases God, or what God desires. The latter is the evidence of God's love for us.

We have received God's promise that God will be with us always.... in spite of what we do, or how we act. As part of our church, we receive that reminder weekly, that in spite of what we have done or left undone, God still loves us and accepts us as if we are perfect, because God makes us perfect thru Christ.

It is thru looking back and thru reflection that we see God's presence in our lives and God's fulfillment of God's promises... God was there!

We may strive for understand God's perfect will, yet we thrive in God's permissive will. This is all part of the whole purpose of God.... that we might acknowledge God's love for God's people.

Just my thoughts.