knowing the will of god for marriage
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KNOWING THE WILL OF GOD
Pastor (Dr) Samuel AjayiMen of Issachar Vision Youth Church, Ibadan
• IT’S YOUR BASIC RIGHT TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD
• YOUR MARK AS A TRUE CHILD OF GOD • GOD IS EVER WILLING TO REVEAL IT
JOURNEY INTO KNOWING GOD’S WILL IN MARRIAGE
• YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD• SELF DISCOVERY OF PURPOSE IN HIM• YOUR ATTENTION WILL BE DRAWN TO
THE MATTER• OR A PERSON DRAWN ACROSS YOUR
PATH• GO TO SLEEP…
WHILE ASLEEP
• GEN 2:21; PSALM 37: 1—8• -DO NOT FRET (AFRAID, AGITATED)-V8
IT ONLY CAUSES HARM…ESPECIALLY FROM PRESSURES AROUND YOU
• -TRUST IN THE LORD• -DELIGHT YOURSELF IN HIM• -COMMIT IT TO HIM• -WAIT PATIENTLY
Resources for Guidance
• Primary Resources• The Holy Spirit
• The Bible
• The ‘mind of Christ’
Secondary Resources
• Providence/circumstances• Your conscience• The counsel of others• Sanctified Common sense
INNER WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRITPSALM 32:8-9 (GN, NLT)
– THE SIMPLEST AND THE SUREST
– BY WAY OF INSTRUCTION, COUNSEL, IMPRESSION, UNDERSTANDING
– DEPEND LARGELY ON THE STATE OF YOUR SPIRIT- SATURATED WITH GOD’S WORD, PRAYERS
– YOUR SPIRIT IS THE LORD’S CANDLE/LAMP –PROV 20:27; ICOR 2:19
• NOT A THREATENING COMMAND• GETTING YOU TO WILLINGLY AGREE• GUIDES, ARRANGES YOU INTO THE
TRUTH
• STARTS AS A SPARK OF LIGHT, IMPRESSION
• ISAIAH 32:17..PROGRESSES AS– CONTINUOUS PEACE– QUIETNESS– ASSURANCE FOREVER
• VERSE 9• WHEN YOU CAN’T RECOGNISE THIS• WHEN OUR SPIRITUAL SENSES
BECOME DULL• WHEN YOU BECOME ‘STUPID’!• HE INTRODUCES BITS AND BRIDLES
– DISAPPOINTMENTS, PAINS
HINDRANCES
• MY OPINIONS, PREJUDICES• FEARS• CULTURE• SELF IMPOSED TARGETS• OVERCROWDED MIND
– EG FALLING IN LOVE WHICH IS ONLY IN THE REALM OF EMOTIONS
• ROMANS 12:1-2 (PHILLIPS TRANSLATION)
OTHER (REMEDIAL) WAYS-JOB 33:14; ACTS 10:11-16; 16:4-10
• DREAMS– 1.FROM GOD JOB 33:14-18. PEACE,
• CORRECTIVE, IN LINE WITH PURPOSE• USUALLY NOT LITERALLY BUT TO CATCH YOUR ATTENTION. • STILL REQUIRE INNER WITNESS- ACTS 161:4-10
– 2. FROM ENVIRONMENT/BUSY MIND- ECC 5:3. NOTHING NEW, FAMILIAR
– 3. DEVIL- COME WITH A THREAT, • OVER EMPHASIS, CAN’T BE TRACED TO PURPOSE,• MAY BE POSITIVE BUT DISTRACTIVE; • NEGATE GOD’S WORD NO MATTER HOW VIVID OR
COINCIDENTAL
• VISIONS
• TRANCES
THE WORD OF GOD
• REVEALED WORD• CONVEYS THE PURPOSES, EMPHASIS
IN GOD’S HEART• DISSOLVES SUBTLE
BIASES/OPINIONS• ADDRESSES PRINCIPLES• -FEAR, INDECISION, WORDLINESS• CAUTIONS OR EMBOLDENS• NOT SPECIFIC NAMES APPEARING
COUNSEL OF ELDERS
• SPIRITUAL AUTHORITIES OVER YOU• USUALLY DOES NOT INITIATE, EVEN IF IT DOES,
YOU NEED TO HEAR YOURSELF. IT CONFIRMS• NOT MANIPULATIVE! NOT SENTIMENTAL.• CAUTION ON PROPHECY• HOLY SPIRIT WILL NOT BYPASS YOU• DON’T GO ON A LONELY JOURNEY PLEASE!• THRU THE HOLY SPIRIT, THEY MAY
– GUIDE- DIRECT– GUARD-PROTECT– GAG -RESTRAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES
• MEETING• DISAPPOINTMENT-MAY NOT BE
PALATABLE• DON’T HAVE TO WAIT FOR SCARS
CONFIRMATION OF YOUR CONVICTIONS
• TEST OF TIME
• TEST OF SCRIPTURE
• TEST OF WITNESSES
• TEST OF THE PARTNER
PROPOSAL
• MAN• YOU ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS HELP• YOU ARE THE ONE LEADING THE
JOURNEY• NO INTIMIDATION, DON’T MAKE HER
VULNERABLE• DON’T TAP INTO HER EMOTIONS, NO
CAJOLE• BE DEFINITE• DON’T QUOTE OTHERS-PASTORS ETC
THE CORRECT PARTNER
• LOVE VOID OF FEAR WILL GROW• A VOID IS FILLED, JOY OF
COMPLETION• ACCEPTANCE• THERE ARE POINTS OF DIFFERENCES
BUT APPRECIATES THE SIMILARITIES• CELEBRATE YOUR PURPOSE• VALUE YOU, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR
CHURCH
• WOMAN• YOU ARE NOT DAUGHTERS OF MOAB• DON’T SAY: ’ LETS START FIRST’• BE POLITE