George Muller prayed in 7.5 million dollars for his orphanage work without one single person being asked to contribute. Many asked Mr. Muller how he sought to know the will of God, in that nothing was undertaken, not even the smallest expenditure, without feeling it was certain he was in the will of God. You can find his answer here. Do you desire to be as passionate about God’s will as George Mueller was? Here are some Bible thoughts to equip you along this line.

Matt. 12:46–50 (KJV)
46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

ILLUSTRATION: A Clear Guide
In 1937 the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s highest religious leader, died. A search for his successor, his reincarnation, began. When it was noted that the head of the corpse tilted eastward, his followers began to look in that direction. That and other hints from religious visions led them to a two-year-old boy in a remote farmhouse, and today he is the Dalai Lama.

• Christians are not left with such vague and nebulous guidance. We have the clear teaching of Scripture and the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit.

The Importance of the Will of God

• Doing the will of God is a characteristic of those related to Jesus.
• According to Jesus if you do the will of God, you are family.
• True followers of Jesus are those who have the will of God of primary importance in their lives.

Matthew 12:50 (KJV)
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

• “What does God want me to do here”, is a question which should characterize us with ever decision you have to make. It should be the compelling motive for all of our actions.
• Put the kingdom first. Understanding what we are supposed to be doing relative to the kingdom is number one.

The Will of God Covers Different Areas of Your Life

• God has a plan for you in the body of Christ.
• What does God want me to do in the local church?
  • What is my assignment?
    • Your assignment may be music.
    • It may be to work with children.
    • It may be youth.
    • It may be fixing the church or cleaning the church.
    • It may be hospitality.
    • It may be evangelism.
  • It may be any number of things.
• God has a plan for you outside the church.
  • What is my assignment outside of church?
    • What job do I work at?
    • Who do I marry?
    • Do I even get married?
    • Where do I live?

James 4:13–15 (KJV)
13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

Common Characteristics of Being in The Will of God

• Being in God’s will is a place of delight.

Psalm 40:8 (KJV)
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: Yea, thy law is within my heart.

• Doing God’s should be a delight to you not a drudgery.
• God’s will is a place of satisfaction.
• Any other place is a place of less satisfaction.
• If you find your place, it will delight you.
• If you find your place, it will fulfill you. You will love it.
• If you love the place where you are in, if you love what you are doing, you will never work another day in your life.
• The greatest place to be in is when you are confused about the difference between work and play.

I never worked a day in my life – it was all fun. – Thomas Edison

• Some times when you are starting out and God is leading you, you won’t realize what you’re being led to do is something you’ll have the most fun doing.
• Work at your delight.
• Find something you like doing so much that you would gladly do it for nothing, then learn to do it so well people are happy to pay you for it.

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Your Place is a Place of Passion

John 4:31–34 (KJV)
31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

• You should be passionate about what you are doing. If your not, isn’t that a clue?
• Passion sustains your life.
• It was Jesus meat. It was kept Him going.
• How do you know you are passionate about something?
• Passion is a burning commitment which brings your whole life into play enabling you to tap inner strength, abilities, and resources.
• Your know you are passionate when…
  • Your blood boils.
  • You are on fire.
  • You continually eat, sleep, and drink your desire.
  • What you are doing is all you think about.
• Passion is a good God thing.

Galatians 4:18 (KJV)
18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

ILLUSTRATION: CEO’s with a C Average in School
That more than 50 percent of all CEOs of Fortune 500 companies had a C or C- average in college. Nearly 75 percent of all U.S. presidents were in the bottom half of their school classes. And more than 50 percent of all billionaire entrepreneurs never finished college.

• Jesus was passionate about His Father’s House. At one point He used a whip and overturned tables in church.
• What you doing comes to nothing unless it comes from your heart.
• Passionate people do things that other people who are not passionate seem to think are excessive.

The Passion Litmus Test

• Do you wake up feeling enthusiastic about your day?
• Is the first day of the week your favorite day?
• How long has it been since you’ve gotten so excited, you could not sleep?
• Does your mind and your mouth switch to automatic pilot during worship?
• Do you read your Bible and pray because you have to or because you want to?
• Do happy Christians get on your nerves?
• Has it been a long time since you have been moved spiritually?
• Are your desires so strong that they affect your thought life?

ILLUSTRATION: Desiring Knowledge as Much as Air
It is said that a one unenthusiastic young man approached the Greek philosopher Socrates and casually stated, “Oh great Socrates I come to you for knowledge”. The philosopher took the young man down to the sea, waded in with him, and then dunked him under the water for 30 seconds. When he let that young man up for air, Socrates asked him to repeat what he wanted. “Knowledge O great one.” he sputtered. Socrates put him under the water again, only this time a little longer. After repeated dunking’s and responses, the philosopher asked, what do you want? The young man finally grasp, “Air. I want air!” “Good”, answered Socrates. “Now, when you want knowledge as much as you want air, you will have it.”

Call to Action:

Take the passion litmus test. How did you do? Most adjustments you have to make are minor. Just dial your heart in. Tune in so you can fire up. Following the words of Hebrews 12:1-2 will help you here. “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Question: How have you learned to tune in and focus on your passion? Please leave a comment in the comments section below.