What Is Your Will In Christ?

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT) 16 "Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus." Gratitude is a choice . It's an opportunity to properly respond to what we've received in God's grace. It's an opportunity to perform justice to God for what he has either provided or allowed in His all knowing wisdom. Our failure to be grateful demonstrates our lack of faith in the wisdom of His plan and provision ...  ...and our complaints express a direct challenge - questioning His wisdom... Job 38:1-7 (NLT) 1 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: 2 “Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? 3 Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. 5 Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? 6 What su...

Ezekiel 1:26-28 (NLT) 26"Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man. 27From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor. 28All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the LORD looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me." perception        (Oxford Dictionaries) NOUN mass noun 1The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. 1.1 Awareness of something through the senses. ‘the perception of pain’ 1.2Psychology Zoology The neurophysiological processes, including memory, by which an organism becomes aware of and interprets external stimuli. 2The way in which ...