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Knowing God’s Will by George Muller

June 13, 2009 by Christina

Today I heard a preacher make reference to George Muller. If you’ve never heard of him, Muller was an English evangelist who founded an orphanage in Bristol, England. He is one of the greatest examples of the eternal impact a simple faith can have. Muller will make you feel like a spiritual chump but he will challenge your faith. Below is an excerpt from one of his essays on knowing the Will of God.

Knowing God’s Will – How to Ascertain the Will of God

* I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are over come when our hearts are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.
* Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impression. If so, I make myself liable to great delusions.
* I seek the Will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also. If the Holy Ghost guides us at all, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never contrary to them.
* Next I take into account providential circumstances. These often plainly indicate God’s Will in connection with His Word and Spirit.
* I ask God in prayer to reveal His Will to me aright.
* Thus, through prayer to God, the study of the Word, and reflection, I come to a deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge, and if my mind is thus at peace, and continues so after two or three more petitions, I proceed accordingly. In trivial matters, and in transactions involving most important issues, I have found this method always effective.

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  1. Christina says

    June 13, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    You can come over any time you like. Just don’t act like a “sissy on skates” around the dogs!!

    Love you!

  2. Lisa Guinther says

    June 14, 2009 at 12:32 am

    awesome post Christina…I’m taking it in with me for my prayer partner before service.

    Oh, by the way…no fair, you got your post done before me! *chuckle*

  3. Christina says

    June 14, 2009 at 6:44 am

    Lisa, I got my post done before you because, let’s face it, all I did was cut and paste someone else’s work! : )

    have a blessed day!

  4. Paul says

    June 15, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    I can’t get past the first one!
    Maybe that’s why the Lord included it in his pattern for our prayers (Matt 6:10).

  5. Vicky Santos says

    June 18, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    Beautiful, Sounds easy enough, I’ll give it a try.

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