What Does God Want Me to Do? Discerning God’s Guidance for Life’s Big Decisions
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We’ve asked God to be the Lord of our lives, and are dedicated to doing everything for Him. As dedicated Disciples of Christ, how do we seek His will for our lives? How can we clearly understand which path God wants us to take when we’re making important decisions? This short booklet by Rick and Becky Kraemer describes the many different ways God leads us to accomplish his will with our lives.
Rick and Becky Kraemer
Rick and Becky Kraemer have been married since 1989, and are the parents of three teenage children, one girl and two boys, who they’ve raised from scratch. Rick is an information technologies architect, and Becky is a substitute teacher in middle and high school. They live in northern California, where they enjoy water sports, many forms of exercise, animated conversations while walking by the lake, facilitating their kid’s social events, volunteering with community organizations, and picking up after Becky’s dog.
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What Does God Want Me to Do? Discerning God’s Guidance for Life’s Big Decisions - Rick and Becky Kraemer
What Does God Want Me to Do?
Discerning God’s Guidance for Life’s Big Decisions
By Rick and Becky Kraemer
Published by Rick & Becky Kraemer at Smashwords
Copyright 2011 Rick & Becky Kraemer
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Cover Art by Marisa Franz
All Biblical Quotes are from the New International Version unless otherwise noted
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 2: Different Ways to Hear God
Chapter 3: Listening to God’s Commands
Chapter 4: Listening to the Heart of God
Chapter 5: Listening to Wise Counsel
Chapter 6: Listening for God’s Opportunities
Chapter 7: Listening to the Holy Spirit’s Interpretation
Chapter 8: Laying Out a Fleece
Chapter 9: Listening for God’s Momentum
Chapter 10: Listening for the Peace of God
Chapter 11: Listening for God’s Timing
Chapter 12: When God’s Answer Isn’t What We Expect
Conclusion
Chapter 1: Introduction
For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. - Isaiah 66:4
The popular expression, Can’t you read the writing on the wall?
is based on the Bible story from the book of Daniel chapter 5. At King Belshazzar’s banquet, a hand suddenly appears and writes an indecipherable message on the wall. In the entire kingdom, only God’s prophet Daniel is able to interpret the writing, which is a warning about the downfall of Belshazzar’s kingdom. As Christian disciples, we acknowledge God as Lord of our lives, and seek His will for the decisions we have to make. We ask God for guidance, and we feel like the answers to our questions are right in front of us, but we can’t read the writing. We just can’t figure out what God wants us to do. Because we see so many Christians earnestly seeking to know God’s direction for their lives, and struggling to hear from Him, we’ve put together this booklet to help Christians discern God’s leading in their lives.
Chapter 2: Different Ways to Hear God
He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. - Psalm 23:3
When we ask God to lead us, there are many different ways to hear what He wants us to do. He speaks to us in different ways at different times, but every time God speaks, he is consistent; no matter which methods you use to hear God, they should all agree. Here is a quick overview of how God speaks to us, with a chapter following for each one. When God guides us through these methods, they should all align, because our God is a God of consistency.
Listening to God’s commands. The Bible contains God’s commands for living a moral life. He never directs us to do anything that would violate his moral code, so the first place to find God’s leading is in his commands for leading moral lives.