"An extreme preoccupation with knowing God's will may indicate that I am too concerned with myself." Dallas Willard
Where are the disciples in the New Testament racked with angst attempting to discover the will of God for their lives?
Crickets, crickets, crickets.
Perhaps it could be argued Acts 15's church council debating the inclusion of the Gentiles is one instance of the believers seeking to know and discover God's will but really that debate and decision was more about biblical interpretation than it was about "what God wanted": he had clearly wanted the Gentiles included in the Church because they had received the Holy Spirit in the same way the Jews had (Acts 15:12).
I just LOVE this quote from Dallas Willard on this topic. Man i wish i had written that.
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