2006-10-14 23:57:53 · 12 answers · asked by Steph :-) 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God's plan is to reach God's goal, and God's goal is that everybody can do all that he says that is good in the bible on their own. So really, God's plan is that we will try to live by his example. Whether for you that comes straight from the heart or takes effort just depends on who you are.
2006-10-15 00:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by Adam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We do well to want to be in harmony with God since this pleases him and brings the greatest benefits to us. Though many feel that God has a "plan" for each and every one of us, that would actually interfere with our free will - something God would never do. 1 Timothy 2:4 teaches that it is God's will for all sorts of men to attain salvation and come to an accurate knowledge of truth. For us, then, that is a fine start.
We also do well not to follow our heart. Proverbs 28:26 teaches that he who trusts in it is a fool. Why would it say that? Because Jeremiah 17:9 says the heart is deceitful above all things. So the heart of an imperfect human is not a reliable barometer by which to measure things unless it has been trained by God.
In the final analysis, while God does not have personal "plans" for us individually - allowing us free will - he does will certain things for mankind in general and we learn of those things by a careful study of his word the Bible. Doing so will not only train our hearts to respond in the proper way, but it will help us to understand God's will and how we can have a part in it.
Hannah
2006-10-15 00:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
May b you hv heard people telling u to pray. But it is possible that u hv not understood what it meant.
So if you want to know God's plan you hv to
(1) pray because praying is a mean to converse with God.
(2) Read your bible (its the most frequent way God use to talk to me)
(3) If you want to sincerely follow God's plan, you hv to develop an attentive heart to hear the voice of God. A clean and thirsty heart is enough.
So may God bless you and lead you in this wonderful and special plan He made 4 u!
2006-10-15 00:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by IQEinsten 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gods plan for life in general is found all throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. As far a specifically don't go by feeling because they can lead you far astray but as the Bible say "Wait on the Lord and be of good courage" because he have to prepare you for your destiny. (Which so happens be the main reason why people fall short of the glory of God no patience.) So you can walk right into it with all knowledge and wisdom and you cant lose it.
2006-10-15 00:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You follow God's plan the same way that Abraham did, one step at a time walking in faith and obedience.
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
2006-10-15 00:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God didn't put us here just to indulge ourselves or have a good time (at least in the way you probably mean it). God put us here for a purpose—and that purpose is to live for Him and experience the joy of His presence every day.
The problem is, God wants to be at the center of our lives‐but so do we. We want to run our own lives and be free to do anything we please because we think that must be the path to happiness. But when we live only for ourselves, we find it doesn't bring us happiness after all. In fact, a life of self-indulgence only leads to emptiness. The Bible warns, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death" (Proverbs 14:12).
But God has another way for us—His way! It alone is the way of peace, and it alone will bring us true happiness. Not only that, but His path alone will lead us to heaven. What is that way? It is the way of the cross—Christ's cross. On the cross Christ took away all our sins and selfishness, and now He wants to come into our lives and replace them with His love.
Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). Turn to Christ today and ask Him to come into your life. Then ask Him to begin changing you from within—and He will, as you yield your life to Him and allow His Word, the Bible, to shape your life every day.
I don't know what path is best for you right now—but the most important recommendation I can give you is to seek God's will for your future.
You see, God knows all about you, and He also knows what's best for you. After all, He created you, and He gave you a unique set of abilities and opportunities. Don't drift through life, aimlessly going from one thing to another and constantly wondering if there is any sense to it all. Instead, seek God's will and make it your goal to follow Him. His way is always best.
How do you find God's will? Begin by making sure of your relationship with Him. If you have never done so, turn to Christ and ask Him to come into your life as your personal Savior and Lord. God's very first desire for you is that you would come to Christ and become part of His family forever.
Then ask God to guide you as you plan your future. Pray about it, seek the advice of others who know you, investigate your options, evaluate your abilities and interests, and ask God to open the right doors. No, He may not show you the whole road map—but He will guide you as you take the next step. The Bible says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6). This is God's promise to you as you seek His will. God bless you.
2006-10-15 01:04:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Atonement of Jesus Christ by which He took upon Him the sins of mankind and died a willing sacrifice for sin paved the way and enabled us to 1.) overcome physical death by Christ's resurrection and 2.) enable us to overcome spiritual death or separation from God (since no unclean thing can dwell in the presence of God) on the condition of repentance. He can save us from our sins but He will not save us IN our sins. This is the most important event that has ever occurred in the history of mankind. God's Plan of Salvation requires that in order to inherit eternal life or life with God as He lives it, we must have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repent, be baptized by immersion for the remission of sins, and receive the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. Then we must endure to the end, striving to live by every word that proceeds forth from the mouth of God until the end of our lives. We should meet together often and not forsake the assembling of ourselves together. We should partake of the sacrament as He instituted at the Last Supper in remembrance of Him, renewing our covenants we make at baptism. We should study the scriptures and pray always. There is more to the plan understanding that we came to this earth to get a physical body and be tested and learn to live by faith. Our physical body and our spirit will be temporarily separated at death. We will go to the spirit world either to the spirit prison or to paradise depending on our choices made here on earth. At the time of resurrection we will be assigned to one of the kingdoms of glory or to outer darkness depending on our words, thoughts, and actions on earth. Dr. Steve Lynn
2006-10-15 00:40:35 · answer #7 · answered by Concerned 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think for yourself and set your own plan. What you choose to do is God's plan without you knowing it. Follow your heart, you mind, reasoning, and you'll be there, where Allah meant you to be, by your own will.
Confusing? but makes perfect sense to me. I hope it does to you too.
Wish you the best.
2006-10-15 00:01:30 · answer #8 · answered by daliaadel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will know God's plan for life when you study His word and are in constant communication with Him (talking/praying and listening) and then ofcourse you have to follow His lead.
That is what dying to yourself is all about, doing His will not yours
2006-10-15 00:08:14 · answer #9 · answered by delo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God know everything both ways, but in our ordeals in life once has its own decision to make for himself. if God has plans that is for your sake, for your own good. the path is ready and its your decision what road to take.
2006-10-15 00:48:53 · answer #10 · answered by Jay Aka. ngerkday 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋