Category Archives: Will of God

Wisdom for trials and suffering

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

“He knows the way he takes,” even if for the moment we do not. Perhaps God is preparing us for forms of service of which at present we have no inkling. Continue reading →

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God of the vulnerable

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it….He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. Continue reading →

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What does Scripture say about wisdom?

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Wisdom based in the fear of God keeps the shrewdness of proverbs from slipping into mere self-interest, the perplexity of Job from mutiny, and the disillusion of Ecclesiastes from final despair. Continue reading →

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7 truths about God’s discipline

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Should this be part of all discipleship of new believers? Continue reading →

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Allured by love

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

He promises to draw us apart, for there he can best deal with us, and this separated place is not to be a Paradise, but a wilderness, since in such a place… Continue reading →

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I want heaven now

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

My relationship with the God of heaven causes me to long for a heaven-like place—to long for things to be right. Continue reading →

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How does God lead His people?

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Knowing and doing the will of God matters to those who know God. How to know God’s will is not always so easy. Continue reading →

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How does God lead us?

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Does God speak directly to us?
Does God use inner promptings?
How do circumstances relate to God’s leading? Continue reading →

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12 Essentials for God’s will

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Too often we focus on what God wants us to do when He is much more concerned about who we are… Continue reading →

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How I pray in times of need

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

It’s easy to confuse needs and wants – even as adults. Continue reading →

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