Words of Jesus Christ in "Red"  "Inside the will of God there is no failure. Outside the will of God there is no success." - Bernard Edinger Various writers have commented on the subject of the Will of God. Some of their statements are as follows:
As our opening quote states, there is no failure inside the will of God, and there is no success outside of it. If this statement is true - "which it is" - then it would behoove us as Christians to never start a day without earnestly praying for God's Will to be done in our lives just as it is done in heaven.
Is this how you start your day, my Christian Brothers and Sisters?
Do you begin by asking the Lord to do that which He pleases in you and yours?
God desires that we know His will:
Because of the evil times in which we live, we cannot ever afford to be reckless in our use of the time allotted to us by God. In our manner of living, we must constantly have a thorough understanding of our duty before Him. This is generally obtained by acquainting ourselves with Him and His ways through the study of His Word. So many are puzzled over the specific Will of God for their lives. Their minds are plagued with such questions as:
Many times we do not know God's specific Will for our lives because we are not wholly walking in His general Will as outlined in the Scriptures. For instance:
Many do not have the answers that they so desperately need because they are still living "in the flesh to the lusts of men" rather than "to the will of God." They are not yet totally dead to sinful lusts and corrupt desires or to the world and its enticements. They have made the "lusts of men" the rule of their lives rather than God's commands and dictates. This is the reason why many are in a state of confusion. They are trying to serve two Masters - the World and Jesus Christ.
Therefore, if you have unsaved family members, you can be certain that God wills that every one of them be saved. You can pray with utmost confident and boldness before the Throne of Grace for their soul's salvation.
And what is the instrument which God uses to convert sinners is His Gospel? - the Word of Truth!
His will is that all sinners would become "a kind of firstfruits of His creatures." The "firstfruits" is the first selected from anything. It is that which is first in time. It is that portion which is reserved for and consecrated to God and considered as His treasure. It is holy unto the Lord.
This demands that we abstain from all wickedness which defiles the soul, and that we quit unholy and ungodly habits which we performed before conversion. It requires that we stop sinning completely and begin to cultivate godly principles in our lives. It also calls for us to bring our character in accordance with His as outlined in the pages of Scripture. In James 1:21, the Apostle admonished us to - "...lay apart all filthiness..." This entails laying aside or casting from us all corrupt and sinful behavior and habits as well as suppressing all unholy affections and passions. We cannot do that unless we consider sin as being totally "disgusting, offensive, loathsome, and filthy." Why is it that many in the Body of Christ do not have God's clear direction for their lives? Simply, because they are not fully surrendered to Him. There may be an area where they are still endeavoring to live according to the "lusts of men" - pleasing men - rather than doing the Will of God which is serving the Lord in utmost sanctification - separation from this world and its defiling ways and mannerisms. The Apostle John warned us that the things of this world were vain and continually vanishing, fading, and perishing:
The "lust" of this world plays before the worldling's eyes like a pageant, offering great amusement. But it is only for a moment for it soon fades. Many are involved in this mad pursuit for vanity and what amounts to - delusions of grandeur. Only he who loves God and does His Will will live for ever - "...but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." Bernard Edinger, in our opening quote, stated that it was a matter of enjoying success or failure. The Apostle John made it much more serious than that as noted in 1 John 2:17 above - He stressed that it was a matter of eternal life in Heaven or eternal damnation in Hell. It behooves us as Christians that we not live our lives to the "lust of men," following the mannerisms, customs, and dictates of this world. Also, it behooves us to live holy lives, having absolutely nothing to do with sin. If so, we will never be "unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." We will know our duty and perform it. As Jesus Christ said in Matthew 25:21 - Then when we die, we will be welcomed into heaven as a "good and faithful servant." 
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