1. MAKING DECISIONS ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL
Andrew Florestano

2. How do we think about God’s will?

3. How do we think about God’s will? Will of decree
Isaiah 46:9-10
Psalm 139:16
Ephesians 1:11
Romans 8:28-29

4. How do we think about God’s will? Will of decree
Isaiah 46:9-10
Psalm 139:16
Ephesians 1:11
Romans 8:28-29
Will of desire
1 John 2:15-17
Hebrews 13:20-21

5. How do we think about God’s will? Will of decree
Isaiah 46:9-10
Psalm 139:16
Ephesians 1:11
Romans 8:28-29
Will of desire
1 John 2:15-17
Hebrews 13:20-21
Will of direction
Deuteronomy 29:29

6. How do we think about God’s will? Will of decree
Isaiah 46:9-10
Psalm 139:16
Ephesians 1:11
Romans 8:28-29
Will of desire
1 John 2:15-17
Hebrews 13:20-21
Will of direction
Deuteronomy 29:29
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

7. “Obsessing over the future is not how God wants us to live, because showing us the future is not God’s way. His way is to speak to us in the Scriptures and transform us by the renewing of our minds. His way is not a crystal ball. His way is wisdom. We should stop looking for God to reveal the future to us and remove all risk from our lives. We should start looking to God—His character and His promises—and thereby have confidence to take risks for His name’s sake. God is all-knowing and all-powerful. He has planned out and works out every detail of our lives—the joyous days and the difficult—all for our good (Ecclesiastes 7:14). Because we have confidence in God’s will of decree, we can radically commit ourselves to His will of desire, without fretting over a hidden will of direction. In other words, God doesn’t take risks, so we can.” -Keven DeYoung, “Just Do Something”

8. Decision-Making Hand

9. Decision-Making Hand The Word Primary communication Hebrews 3:7, 4:12
Transformation
Romans 12:1-2
Signposts
Matthew 6:33
Matthew 22:37-39
Matthew 28:19-20
The Word

10. Decision-Making Hand Godly Counsel Proverbs 12:15 Proverbs 15:22
The Word
Godly counsel

11. Decision-Making Hand Common sense Proverbs 16:3 Proverbs 21:5
James 4:13-15
The Word
Godly counsel
Common sense

12. Decision-Making Hand Circumstances Proverbs 16:9 James 4:13-15
Romans 1:13
The Word
Godly counsel
Common sense
Circumstances

13. Decision-Making Hand Prayer James 1:5 Colossians 1:9 Philippians 1:9
The Word
Godly counsel
Common sense
Circumstances

14. Questions for discussion:
What stuck out to you from the message? (Verses, principles, etc.)
What is one principle of biblical decision-making from this illustration that you tend to under-emphasize? Which one(s) do you over-emphasize?
What is a decision that you’ve been having difficulty with? What is one step you can take this week to move towards making that decision?