Have you heard sermons about God’s will that left you feeling discouraged and more confused than ever? Have you been led to believe that you need to be a prophet to know what Christ is saying? Does it seem as if the more you search, the less you find? Perhaps the most valuable thing you can learn is that you need to unlearn a lot of the things you have learnt.

Those things that bring confusion and overanalysis need to be dropped. Start with simple, childlike faith. Trust that God has a plan that He is trying to reveal to you. Believe that He wants you to discover it more than you want to discover it! Rest in the assurance that God is not trying to trick or puzzle you. Remember that “God is not the author of confusion” (1 Cor 14:33), and He does not create mirages to deceive you. Discovering God’s will for your life is not difficult. Let’s simplify!

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