As Christians we also must also consider what God’s will is for our life. This is not just one more variable to trade off in the cost benefit study however. Doing God’s will is central to and in fact the essence of living a Christian life. We’ve all seen bracelets marked with “WWJD” for “What would Jesus Do?” This comes close to describing the desire to do God’s will though the correct phrase should probably be more like “ What does Jesus want ME to do in this situation?”
How can we discern God’s will? Are we just rationalizing to find justification for doing our own will? Are we being unduly influenced by others and in fact doing their will?
We should pray for God’s guidance and study the Bible to see what it says about the decision we are facing. Many helpful principles are presented in the book of Proverbs, for example; it’s a book designed to teach us prudence and understanding and the wisdom to make good decisions (Proverbs 1:1-4). It all starts with understanding how much greater God is than we are. This reverence for God is known as the fear of the LORD (verse 7).
As we study the Bible, we should act on what we learn. We should discard any choices that we discover would compromise with God’s laws.
Sometimes it is a simple matter to know what decision to make—simply because only one choice would allow us to obey God.
