Bible Verses About God's Will
Scriptures on discerning and surrendering to His plan.
Surrendering to the Father's sovereign plan is the most freeing act a human soul can ever perform. It is the holy trade of our own limited perspective for the infinite wisdom of the One who sees the end from the beginning. By seeking His guidance daily, we find that His paths lead us toward a deep and lasting peace. Trust that His purposes for your life are good, pleasing, and perfect in every way.
Key Passages
"As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:"
"That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;"
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
"And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:"
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"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
"¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."
"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."
"For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;"
"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."
"I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart."
"And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day."
"Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
"For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:"
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:"
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
"That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God."
"That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed."
"And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God."
"Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:"
"For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."
"For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:"
"Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you."
"And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God."
"Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God."
"For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise."
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