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    Found: God's Will
    Found: God's Will
    Found: God's Will
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    Found: God's Will

    By John MacArthur Jr.

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    Does God have a path for me? How do I make the right choices in life? Why is it so difficult to uncover God's will?

    Trusted pastor and teacher John MacArthur answers these vital questions and more. Found: God's Will shares six powerful principles that will give you direction, fill you with purpose, and give you the confidence to live out His plan for you.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid C Cook
    Release dateJul 1, 2012
    ISBN9780781403603
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    • 4/5
      Found: God’s Will by John MacArthur is a small, short 61-page booklet that quickly tackles down the Bible’s answer to the question, “What is God’s will for my life?” This is not primarily an in-depth study of the nuances of God’s will or the difference between his sovereign will and his moral will. It pastorally addresses those who are seeking to know God’s specific will for their life. Many are paralyzed to inactivity because they fear that what they want to do might be outside of God’s will. We know that God desires that best for His children so we want to make sure that we don’t ruin his plans, and thus we want to know God’s will: Should I go to this school or that one? Which job should I take? Should I marry? Whom should I marry/date? While MacArthur’s treatment of the answer to that question is no where near exhaustive his book gets quickly and effectively to the heart of the matter by applying many of the Biblical texts that talk specifically about God’s will. The premise is that, to know God’s will, you must be living obediently and reading God’s word and praying. When you are close to God, his will is obvious and your choices are his choices. He gives you the desires of your heart meaning the desires that you have when you are close to God are his desires for you. This is an amazing book. It’s a quick read, too. MacArthur has a unique perspective. He starts by establishing the GENERAL will of God for a Christian’s life and shows how this leads to the SPECIFIC will of God. He shows that knowing and following the GENERAL will of God is a prerequisite to knowing his SPECIFIC will. His basic premise is “why would God reveal His specific will to you if you’re ignoring His general will?” Overall this is a very helpful introduction. If you’re trying to learn how to discern God’s will, this shouldn’t necessarily be the only book you read, but it should definitely be one of them.
    • 4/5
      I thought it was a really good study funny it went along with what we are doing in church right now. I thought it was well written and a quick read as well.
    • 5/5
      Wow what an eye opener. I only saw people sitting around waiting for God's will. But as per this book if you are saved, Spirit filled, pure and submissive you can go ahead as per your desires and God will guide you.
    • 1/5
      This book was awesome. I enjoyed reading it and hope others will too.
    • 4/5
      Highly recommended book for anyone seeking to find out God's purpose or will for one's life.
    • 5/5
      To be honest, I wasn't going to buy this book. But, I will admit, the title seemed intriguing so I caved in. I'm glad I did. The book was well written, clear, to the point, and insightful. The author gleamed the message from many different areas of the Bible without leaving the reader feeling confused or overwhelmed. Great message!

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    Found - John MacArthur Jr.

    FOUND: GOD’S WILL

    Published by David C Cook

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    Colorado Springs, CO 80918 U.S.A.

    David C Cook Distribution Canada

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    David C Cook U.K., Kingsway Communications

    Eastbourne, East Sussex BN23 6NT, England

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    subject to the terms of use under which it was purchased.

    Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of

    copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

    Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org.) Scripture quotations marked KJV are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. (Public Domain.)

    LCCN 2012934188

    ISBN 978-1-4347-0298-2

    eISBN 978-0-7814-0360-3

    © 1973, 2012 John MacArthur Jr.

    First edition published under the title God’s Will Is Not Lost in 1973 © John MacArthur Jr.

    The Team: Alex Field, Amy Konyndyk, Jack Campbell, Karen Athen

    Cover Design: Nick Lee

    Cover Photo: Shutterstock

    Third Edition 2012

    Contents

    Is God a Cosmic Killjoy?

    The Crucial First Step

    The Fizzies Principle

    The Priority of Purity

    Silencing the Critics

    Facing the Flak

    You’re It

    Chapter 1

    IS GOD A COSMIC KILLJOY?

    As I travel around, one of the questions I am asked most often is How can a Christian know the will of God for his or her life? Most of us acknowledge that God has a plan for the life of every believer, but often we have trouble in finding just which way this plan goes at a particular juncture. There are plenty of books, pamphlets, and sermons addressing the problem, and yet the answers sometimes seem to elude even the most persistent searcher. My prayer is that this little book will help fill in some of the gaps in a fresh and practical way.

    One may look for definite guidelines in this area but merely wind up with a variety of ideas. Some apparently think that God’s will is lost. At least they say they are searching for it! To them, God must appear to be a sort of divine Easter bunny who has stashed His will, like eggs, somewhere out of sight and sent us running through life, trying to find it. And He is up there saying, You’re getting warmer!

    Others offer the suggestion that God’s will is to be found via a dramatic experience. Running down the street, you fall on a banana peel and land on a map of India. Immediately you say to the Lord, Thank You for that clear leading. I understand! India it is! Or there is always the voice from heaven or the vision in your dreams calling you to Chile.

    Then there are those who are actually afraid of the will of God. I will never forget the athlete who came up to me at Hume Lake Camp and said, I’m not sure I want to give my life to Jesus Christ because I am afraid of what He will make me do. He had the idea that God wants to take robust

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