Category Archives: God’s will

Gender Roles

28 Friday Oct 2011

Posted by in gender roles, God's will, Platt

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I was in a conversation that led to gender roles within the church.  Now, the congregations I’ve attended have had pretty strict rules on what men or women could or couldn’t do but also had cases where there was total bewilderment on who the role belonged to or what it should look like.  Good stuff, right?  Oh, how I imagine Satan gets all giddy when we can be pulled off the effort of seeking and saving the lost by debating with other believers.  So, I asked the question similar to what Platt asked.  What happens when you ask God to help you understand your role and he answers you?  Will you accept the answer?

I’m guilty of asking God for guidance and when I don’t like the guidance I just ignore it.  God’s OK with that because he can see a million moves ahead of me and he’s prepared for the choices I make…but that doesn’t mean I should ignore God when he speaks.  I wonder if much of our battles about gender roles and the like are more about what God says (or purposefully doesn’t say) and our desire being in conflict instead of accepting what he has said (or purposefully left unsaid) and doing his will whatever the cost.  I wonder…

Grace and peace to you.

The Force of Will

27 Thursday Oct 2011

Posted by in David Platt, God's will, Rangers, World Series

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That brings me to this, a David Platt tweet on Tuesday.  The most popular question: How do I know God’s will? A more pressing question: Will I obey God’s will?  What a great comment.  I have known the big picture will of God most of my life and simply failed to obey it.  Not so much failed and chose, really.  I am one of those people who want to know the will of God…as long as it works within my parameters of what I want to do.  “God, let me help someone today.”  “Uhh, God, is there anyone who looks and dresses more like me I can help?  I don’t know how to talk to those people and they are dirty and stink.”  “God, do something powerful in my life today.”  “Uhhh, God, I didn’t mean anything that could make my life/income/retirement/free time/beliefs more difficult.” 

Will I obey God’s will?  Regardless of the cost?

Grace and peace to you.