“Simply be faithful and find pleasure in doing what you are called to do!”
I. Determine what I am called to do.
A. Circumstances which prohibit me from seeking God.
1. Is the LORD God my God? (Lev 20:6-8)
2. Do I believe that God is sovereign? (1 Sam 23:14)
3. Pride (Ps 10:4;2 Chr 7:14;Jer 29:13)
B. How to seek God’s will for today.
1. Prepare my heart. (Ezra 7:10; 2 Chr 12:14)
2. Have a willing mind. (1 Chr 28:8 -9;)
3. Abide with Christ. (John 1:38 -39)
II. Finding pleasure in seeking God and doing what I am called to do.
A. Having a prepared heart and a willing mind and abide with Him continually. (1 Chr 16:10 -11)
B. If we seek Him we will lack no good thing. (Ps 34:10)
C. Freedom comes in the discovering and following God’s principles. (Psalm 119:45)
III. Be faithful to my calling.
A. Is 58:11-14
B. Heb 10:38-39
Doctrine statement concerning seeking God:
“The fundamental reason I cannot hear from God is because I have not sought Him in humility. Humility leads me to thirst for Him, seek forgiveness, realize my infirmities, ask continuously, and follow when I hear His answer.”
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