Where can we find the will of God?

In my church I hear people saying: “God wants to do this or God wants to do that”. How do they know? 

How do they know it was God that spoke to them? How do they know that what they heard was in line with Gods will? Oh and where does the Bible come into all of this?

These are all very Good questions! We can talk all day about each of these questions. In this post I want to discuss the sources that God uses to communicate with people and the church.

Perhaps the word “Theology” can help us in this quest. The word Theology is a combination of two words. The first is “Theos”, meaning “God” and the second is “logos”, meaning “word”. So Theology can be translated with the “Word of God”. What are the sources of Theology? In other words, what sources can we use to hear the Word of God? In short I can name four:

1.       THE SCRIPTURE. Most Christians and almost all the churches use the Bible as the infallible (never-failing) Word of God. In short the Bible is Spirit breathed. It is not uncommon to say that the Bible is the “Word of God”.

2.       TRADITIONS. For most Christians it is standard to go to church every Sunday. This has been the way of Christianity for centuries and therefore a tradition. People go to church to hear the Word of God and to learn more about Him.

3.       REASON! Sometimes the Bible or traditions cannot help us because some problems did not exist in Biblical times. I mean the Bible is not going to help you with some sort of computer problem; electronics did not exist in Biblical times! Sometimes we must think about something and make the correct decisions. In this case it means we have to think!

4.       PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. Most Christians believe that God speaks to them directly. Maybe you just know what’s right or maybe you just feel it in your spirit. Perhaps a series of events can show you the correct way to follow.

God is good with communication. Share your thoughts on the way that God speaks to you!