The will of God

Joyce Meyer Online stated that even though we pray for this and we want this, don’t you guys sometimes find yourself getting over into the murmuring part? Don’t all sit there and look so innocent. I mean, I know it’s wonderful to travel with me, but, you know… I’m kidding. Ohhh. 1 Corinthians 10, verse 8: We must not gratify evil desire and indulge in immorality as some of them did–and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell dead in a single day! vs. 9: we should not tempt the Lord [try his patience, become a trial to him, critically appraise him, and exploit his goodness] as some of them did–and were killed by poisonous serpents; vs. 10: nor discontentedly complain as some of them did– and were put out of the way entirely by the destroyer. Say: I see verse 10. I see verse 10.: Nor should we discontentedly complain as some of them did– and were put out of the way entirely by the destroyer. Joyce Meyer has these things happen and are being recorded here as an example to us that we might not do the same thing that they did. Amen? Psalm 91 talks about how God will give angels charge over us to defend us and to preserve us in all of our ways of obedience and service. But it starts out in verses 1 and 2 and says: He who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the almighty [whose power no foe can withstand]. Joyce Meyer Ministries says that I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress, my God; on him I lean and rely, and in him I [confidently] trust! So the rest of those verses only work if we’re saying the right thing to the Lord. See, what we have to realize is we just can’t go picking stuff out of here that we like and just kind of ignore the rest of it. “I will say of the Lord,” and thank God David said, “I will say.” He didn’t say he felt like saying, he didn’t say his circumstances warranted him saying; he said: I will say of the Lord. The bible tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18: In all things – in all things – give thanks for this is the will of God for you who are in Christ Jesus.

Joyce Meyer – I believe it makes us hard to get along with because now we feel pressure because we haven’t listened to God and we’re making all kinds of excuses now, when the truth of the matter is we should have just listened to God to start with.