Adrian Rogers once said, "We live in an age of guided missiles and misguided men." There are six principles that frame our understanding of God’s will.

1. God has a plan for our lives, Eph. 5:17.

2. You can know that plan, Rom. 12:1-2.

3. That plan is good, acceptable, and perfect, Rom. 12:1-2.

4. You can know God’s will and not do it, Is. 53:6.

5. God will not override your will, Rom. 7:15.

6. We must decide to do God’s will, Josh. 24:15.

I. God Reveals His Will Personally, Jer. 29:11, Is. 49:1, Ps. 32:8. The key is "intimacy", Philippians 3:8-14.

II. God Reveals His Will Partially, Matt. 6:34. Today is all we have, all we need, all we can handle. The key is "patient steadfastness."

III. God Reveals His Will Progressively, Rom. 1:17. We move from the ABC’s of the faith to the more complex. The key is "growth/maturity."

IV. God Reveals His Will Persistently, Matt. 7:7, "Ask...seek..knock". The key is "urgency." We are not "hungry" or "desperate".

V. God Reveals His Will Positively and Practically, Ps. 119:105.

A. Examine the Word, Ps. 119:105. God never leads contrary to His Word.

B. Exhalt the Holy Spirit, Rom. 8:14, Eph. 5:18.

C. Enlist Godly Advisors, Prov. 11:14, 12:15, 27:17.

D. Evaluate Your Options, Lk. 14:28-32.

E. Entreat The Lord, James 1:5.

F. Expect The Confirmation Of God’s Peace, Prov. 3:5-6, Is. 26:3.

G. Energize Your Understanding Of God’s Will (Do it), Prov. 16:3.

Conclusion: God is more interested in our commitment than our comprehension. Our doing is more important than our discernment. Our actions are more important than our analyzation. Junior Hill says, "When you don’t know what to do, do what you know to do." All of us know more of God’s will than we are doing. If man can correct a misguided missile from Houston God can correct a misguided life from Heaven. "Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk...and teach me thy will," Ps. 143:8,10. May this be our prayer.