3. Sermons From The Book Of Proverbs Series
How To Know God’s Will For Your Life
Proverbs 2:1-6
1 My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;

4. The Need To Know God’s Will
Human experience shows us:
1. Messed up lives.
2. Mixed up marriages.
3. Misinformed people
The Bible shows us:
That which is "perfect, good, acceptable”
That which can be known
God’s Will: Directive, Permissive, and His Overruling Will

5. The Finding of God's Will (vv. 1-6) The steps to knowing:
1. Put a priority on God's Word (v. 1)
1 My son, if you receive my words,
And treasure my commands within you,
2. Be sincerely open to what God has for you (v.2)
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3. Earnestly pray for God to reveal it to you (v. 3)
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,

6. Discernment and discovery promised!
4. Sincerely seek it through every possible means (v. 4)
4 If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
Promises of provision
5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
 Discernment and discovery promised!

7. Hindrances to Knowing God's Will
A. Self-will - do not really want to know His will as it might conflict with my own.
B. Indifference - do not really care.
C. Elevation of feeling above fact.
 D. Failure to do what we already know of God's will