How do New Covenant believers find the will of God for their lives? The full answer to that one, I do not know. But I do know some things to keep them busy until the fullness of the revelation comes! These things were recorded by Spirit-filled men, and passed along to the church of every generation. These are “principles”, but they are Holy Ghost principles, so they live. You can begin this list at home, today!

Galatians 1:4 says that Jesus Christ gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, and that all this happened according to the will of God. First, it is God’s will that you be set free from the world system by the death of Jesus for your sins. You are no longer your own. You are His. The world is our temporary place, not our eternal one. Come to Jesus, accept your deliverance. This is the will of God for you!

Then there’s I Thessalonians 4:3. The will of God is that you be sanctified. So filled with the Holy Ghost that you are separate and apart from this world. Not separated first. Filled first. You’ll be different enough… Not weird, just very different. Your values, your friends, your talk, your tastes, all will be heavenly. That’s the will of God.

As you walk along with the Lord and start seeing difficulties, you’ll be happy to learn that you are to give thanks in every situation. Paul says this is God’s will for you, in I Thessalonians 5:18.

God’s will for you is that you be a good person in your community. That sounds pretty bland, but Peter was not kidding when he said it. It is the will of God that by being a good citizen you will “silence the ignorance of foolish men.” Obey the traffic laws. Obey the IRS. Obey your husband. Submission, in Peter’s mind, is how “being good” is defined. People will react, and be changed by your silent witness as well as your words. Check it out: I Peter 2:15.

For many of you, suffering for Christ will also be the will of God. I Peter 3:17 and 4:19 make a point of this, that “if it is the will of God” that you suffer, you should be sure that you suffer for Christ, and not for something foolish!

For those who really want to know what God expects of them next, look over this list, start working on it, and as you move in these directions, the Holy Spirit will certainly guide your way into that ministry or income or partner or healing that is on your heart. These are the things we normally seek when we ask “What is the will of God for me?” But, God has already told us in III John, through the apostle, that He wants us to prosper and be in health. Nothing to worry about there.