"The will of God means death to our own will, and resurrection only when we have died to all our own plans." - Sinclair Ferguson
God Guides us first through his Word, then through our heartfelt desires, then the wise counsel of others, and then our circumstances. At that point we must rely on our own sound judgment...God gave each of us a brain, and he expects us to put it to good use.
- Bruce Waltke from Finding the Will of God
What is God's remedy for dejection at apparent failure in our labours? This—the assurance that God's purpose cannot fail, that God's plans cannot miscarry, that God's will must be done. Our labours are not intended to bring about that which God has not decreed. - Arthur W. Pink
And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. - 1 John 2:17
| Title |
Notes |
Principles for Decision Making  |
Garry Friesen and J. Robin Maxson (pdf) |
| The Traditional View: An Outline |
Garry Friesen and J. Robin Maxson (pdf) |
| Frequently Asked Questions: Index |
Garry Friesen and J. Robin Maxson |
| Paths of Righteousness |
J. I. Packer |
| The Ministry of the Spirit in Discerning the Will of God |
J.I. Packer |
| Discovering God's Will |
Sinclair B. Ferguson |
| Who's Calling? |
J. Budziszewski - After covering most of the well-known "methods" for finding God's will, the author gives three "Laws of Spiritual Discernment." |
| Pilgrims in Providence: Does God have a Wonderful Plan for My Life |
A. Craig Troxel (Modern Reformation) |
| The Task of Seeking God's Mysterious Will |
Sinclair Ferguson |
| Book Reviews: Guidance & God's Will |
Garry Friesen and J. Robin Maxson |
| Am I Called? Discerning the Summons to Ministry |
Dave Harvey (pdf) - Sovereign Grace Ministries |
| Divine Guidance |
A.W. Pink |
| The Leading of the Spirit |
B.B. Warfield |
| Making the Hard Decisions Easy |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
| God's Will Is Not Secret |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
| Making Decisions on Non-Moral Issues |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
| What is God's Will? |
Dan McCartney and Charles Clayton |
| God's Will and Man's Will |
Charles Spurgeon |
| Divine Guidance - A Letter |
John Newton |
| The Christians Surest Guide: Subjective Feelings or God's Word? |
Charles Alligood |
| Does God Speak Today Apart from the Bible? |
R. Fowler White |
| What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It? |
John Piper |
| Lead by the Spirit |
Donald Macleod |
| Book Review: Finding the Will of God - A Pagan Notion? by Bruce Waltke |
Ray Van Neste |
| The Goodness of God and the Guidance of Sinners |
John Piper |
| I Will Be Gracious to Whom I Will Be Gracious |
John Piper |
| Preparing to Receive Christ: Willing to Do the Will of God |
John Piper |
| If the Lord Wills |
John Piper |
| God's Will, Lost or Found - Part 5 |
Gary E. Gilley |
| God's Will, Lost or Found - Part 4 |
Gary E. Gilley |
| God's Will, Lost or Found - Part 3 |
Gary E. Gilley |
| God's Will, Lost or Found - Part 2 |
Gary E. Gilley |
| God’s Will, Lost or Found - Part 1 |
Gary E. Gilley |
| The Lord Told Me – I Think! |
Gary E. Gilley |
| "God told me" and the Sufficiency of Scripture |
Mark Dever |
| Discerning Providential Guidance |
Samuel Pike and S. Hayward - From Religious Cases of Conscience (1755) |
| The Will of God |
James Petigru Boyce |
| The Christian's Guide to Guidance |
Jay E. Adams |
| The Problems with Personal Words From God |
Bob DeWaay - How People Become False Prophets to Themselves. |
| God’s Revealed Will: Understanding God’s Boundaries |
Bob DeWaay |
| Colossians 1:9 - Being Filled with the Knowledge of God's Will |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
| Contemporary Christian Divination- The False Claims and Practices of Christian Mystics by Bob DeWaay |
Bob DeWaay |
| Biblical Guidance in Practice |
Gary E. Gilley |
| How Do I Find God's Will for My Life? |
Sinclair Ferguson |
| Wisdom along the Way |
J.I. Packer |
| How can I discern what ministry God wants me to pursue? |
John Piper |
| How can I discern the specific calling of God on my life? |
John Piper |
| Can you shed some light on the tension between taking action and waiting on the Lord? |
John Piper |
| What do you think of casting lots to determine God's will? |
John Piper |
| God's Will and Your Job (pt. 1) |
R.C. Sproul |
| God's Will and Your Job (pt. 2) |
R.C. Sproul |
| God's Will and Your Job (Part 3) |
R.C. Sproul |
| God's Will and Your Job (Part 4) |
R.C. Sproul |
| The Long Road to Nowhere (.pdf) |
Kevin DeYoung |
| God's Will and Healing (.pdf) |
John W. Robbins |
| Reading the Scriptures |
John Angell James |
| Directions for Profitably Hearing the Word of God (.pdf) |
John Angell James |
| How God Guides (.pdf) |
J. I. Packer |
| How to Know God's Will (.pdf) |
John Netwon, John piper |
| Primary Sources on The Two Wills of God |
Grudem, Carson, Bavinck, Edwards, aBrakel, Turretin, Calvin, Luther |
| KNOWING GOD'S WILL: Between the Fences 1 Thess. 4:1-12 (.pdf) |
Bryan Chapell |
| Finding God's Will: The Guidance of the Holy Spirit (.pdf) |
Dr. Robert S. Rayburn |
| How to Be Guided by God |
Roger Smalling, D.Min |
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