Give Me A Sign

There are some topics that really frustrate me.  One that nearly tops the list is "knowing God's will."  After 30 years of following Christ I have to confess that I am somewhat like that proverbial ship tossed to and fro.  However I think I can say that the ship isn't nearly as topsy turvy as it used to be.   This week I was reading the biographies of George Muller.  Although I think there is better advice out there, I do think that Muller's approach deserves consideration.
Note the comments of this biographer [1]:

"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 certain he was in God’s will. In the following words he gave his answer:

1. I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.

2. Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impressions. If so, I make myself liable to great delusions.

3. I seek the will of the Spirit of God through or in connection with the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great
delusions also.

4. Next I take into account providential circumstances. These plainly indicate God’s will in connection with His Word and Spirit.

5. 1 ask God in prayer to reveal His will to me aright.

6. Thus through prayer to God, the study of the Word and reflection, I come to a deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge, and if my mind is thus at peace, and continues so after two or three more petitions, I proceed accordingly. In trivial matters and in transactions involving most important issues, I have found this method always effective.”

By the way, do you want to know my opinion who nails this topic?  Glad you asked!  Check out Dr. John MacArthur's message HERE.   Just a thought !!!!

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1. Miller, Basil, George Muller, A Man of Faith and Miracles, Zondervan Pub., 1941