How do you know God's plan for your life?

Following God's Plan for Your Life:
  1. Be in prayer. A way to know that you are following God's plan for your life is by being in prayer. ...
  2. Be actively reading in the Word. ...
  3. Follow the commands He puts on your heart. ...
  4. Seek a godly community. ...
  5. Obey the Truth.
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What is God's plan for you?

Throughout scripture God's desire is the redemption of all mankind. It is for the people of God to have fellowship and eternal life with Him. God's plan for you is the same; it is to prosper and grow spiritually in Christ. His plan to give you a hope and future has never changed.
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How do I know if it's God's will or mine?

God's Will Never Violates the Written Word of God

God says that He has exalted His Word above His own name. If you are feeling led to do something that is in disobedience to the written Word, you can be absolutely sure that this is not God's will. This is why it is so important to know the Word of God.
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How do you know a decision is from God?

Make decisions based on the word of God. A sure way to know that something is NOT the will of God is that is DOES NOT align with His word! If what we feel or think God is telling us goes against the Word of God then we can be SURE that it is not God's will and not from God.
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When God's plan is not your plan?

Isaiah 55:8-9 reminds us to put our complete trust in God because his ways and plans are always better than our own and to trust that everything included in His plan is for a greater good. Isaiah 55:8-9 says “'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord.
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Is everything part of God's plan?

Everything we do is what we want to do, while also being a part of God's plan. They are what we want and what God wants. The Bible shows us the perfect example of this in the death of Jesus. Jesus' death on the cross was intended by God in order to save sinners.
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How can I hear the voice of God?

How to practice listening prayer
  1. Come to God with your request for guidance. ...
  2. Wait in silence for God to speak for 10-12 minutes. ...
  3. Jot down any Scripture, songs, impressions, or pictures God gives you. ...
  4. Share how God spoke to you with your prayer partners and follow God's will.
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How do we see vision from God?

Reflect on God's shaping work in your life

It grows from your past and all God has done to shape you. Vision is revealed as you let your life speak. As you “listen” to your life and what God is saying to you through it, the Holy Spirit will show you what you need to see and understand.
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What is meant by God's plan?

Theological concepts. God's plan, or the Will of God. Salvation, the saving of a soul from sin and its consequences. Plan of salvation, a Christian concept describing God's plan to save humanity. Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints), a Latter Day Saints principle on God's plan to save, redeem, and exalt humankind.
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Are our mistakes part of God's plan?

God anticipated our failures and planned ahead.

And yet all was not lost. God had anticipated Joseph's failure nearly 2,000 years earlier and was prepared for it. Similarly, God anticipated our failures long before the world was created. He is able to turn even our mistakes into blessings (see Romans 8:28).
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Why does God let things happen?

Because He knows this and loves us, He doesn't usually interfere with the consequences of our choices. If He forced us to make the right decisions, it would be impossible for us to grow and reach our divine potential. It would be impossible to live by faith in Him and His plan for our happiness.
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Why does God change our plans?

When he changes your plans, it's because he knows what you do not know and it's good for you. God loves you. He doesn't have ulterior motives or a hidden agenda. He is making us more and more like Jesus, his perfect Son.
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What is God's purpose Me?

“The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.” God has a purpose for us that reaches beyond what we can imagine. Even if we dream up great things we can do in life, His purpose is greater. That's because it's His purpose, not ours, that will be accomplished.
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Why should I follow God's plan?

But when you follow God's plan, you can know what to do, and that's when you are in control. You can decide whether or not you are going to be happy by making choices that will lead you close to your Heavenly Father and away from Satan. You can decide what you will say and do.
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When God is silent What do you do?

The first step when God seems silent: be honest.

God wants us to tell him how we feel. Whatever we are feeling – rejected, angry, hurt, grieved – he can take it. Our feelings will not be a surprise. He knows them anyway.
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Why does God allow difficult times?

Having faith in difficult times can allow you to find peace in God's presence. When you are unfaithful, it can harden your heart with pride and cause you to grow distant in your relationship with Him. Learning to give up all your struggles and problems to God can lift a heavy burden off yourself.
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Why do God doesn't answer prayers?

- As long as your prayers are for selfish motives, driven by pride hidden in your heart, God will not answer them. - Other versions start this verse with “don't be anxious” in place of “Be careful…” - Once you know God has said yes, you know you will receive it.
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Can we stop God plan for our lives?

God's plan was perfect from the beginning and will remain perfect forever. Furthermore, nothing can stop God's plans from coming to pass. He is above all (JOHN 3:31), “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.”
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How does God use our mistakes?

God Uses Our Failures To Reveal Our Sin And Change Our Futures: God can use our brokenness and our failed experiences to reveal our sin and change the course of our lives forever. In our brokenness, it is safe to say that we need Jesus. But in our sinful state, it is often impossible for us to admit this.
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Will God restore what I've lost?

But God can take the shattered pieces of our life and mend that which is broken, making it into a vessel strong enough to hold all the blessings he wishes to pour into it. God promises not only to restore what was lost, but to restore it abundantly.
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Who are parts of God plan?

Everyone you see around you is a son or daughter of God, our Heavenly Father. He is the Father of our spirits. Coming to earth is part of His plan of happiness for us, which allows us to receive a physical body in His image and continue to increase in wisdom and faith.
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How do I pray to God to open my eyes?

Ask him to open your eyes so that you can see him at work in your life. “Open our eyes, Lord; we want to see Jesus.” Please help us to experience your presence here and now. In your name, Amen.
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What does it mean when God shows you a vision?

A God-given vision points to God!

However, when God gives us a vision, the vision is often something that would be impossible if left simply to our human ability. Good ideas on their own will come up short, which is why God invites us to partner with Him by bringing our ideas and using them according to His plan.
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