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The will of God for you // A vontade de Deus para você



In the past when I used to read the Old Testament, I usually didn’t take into account most of the historical facts and the commandments, because I thought they had nothing to do with the New Testament. How mistaken I was! We have to remember His Word never changes, that's why both, the New and the Old Testament are linked. Unfortunately, I learned that not some many years ago, and fortunately I did learn that. Better later than never! We can see Jesus all over the Old Testament and we can see the commandment all over the New Testament.

Reading the bible is easy. Understanding the Bible not so much; we can accomplish that only with the Holy Spirit help.

People frequently wonder “what is the will of God for my life?” They can’t quite figure that out. His will is all over the Bible, described several times with several different words. It isn’t anything mysterious. It is very clear. The plan for your life is your choice. If you obey His word, your plan will follow accordingly with His will, and He will bless you.


Sometimes we hope that God tells us with all letters, like what job I should take, where I should live, who I should marry, etc.  But, if He dictated what He wanted, it wouldn’t be free will, would it? So, you make your choice, make sure you are within the parameters that the Lord says in the Bible, and you go through it.

But, sometimes, when we open our hearts, very earnestly, and we say to Him that we want to serve Him, that we want Him to work through us, He will put His will in our hearts, and He will lead us right through it. God made an open question in Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” Isaiah raised his hand, have you raised yours? If you have not, you can still go to the harvest because is ripen, and the workers are few (Matthew 9:37). But if He didn’t pick you specifically, your field is right there wherever you are. If you raised your hand, He will take care of the rest.



Today I read these two passages, and I realize this: what He wants from all of us, and when we can’t exactly do them, we must ask Him insistently, without shame. What is it?
Well, I read in Deuteronomy 26. See, the Lord specifically was asking for GRATITUDE, GENEROSITY, OBEDIENCE AND SERVE HIM WHOLEHEARTEDLY. So, He can come with His promise of blessing with honor. If only we can be thankful to Him in all things, generous to any person, obedient to His words and to our parents (Deuteronomy 27:16), and serve Him with all our hearts, and soul (reading the bible, praying without ceasing, praising and serving others).


These are His will. Jesus came to explain all those things, and He did that all at once in the Sermon on the Mount. To all of us, that is The Will of God. The way you will choose to apply all that is your choice.


But when we can’t achieve all those things, He is commanding us, we must ask without shame and insistently for His help, wisdom, and attitude (Luke 11: 5 – 13). You search your own heart, find what you lack among these things and ask Him, and keep on asking.


If you look very carefully, on each one of these things that God expects us to find in us, we can explore them, and we will find them very hard to achieve, especially in our current days. They are interwoven with so many other things. What can you say about Gratitude? What about generosity?  And so on. How well are you being and applying them? We have a perfect example to follow: Jesus. If you really want to be His follower, you must want to look like Him. Not externally, but especially internally. It has to be part of your personality. That’s is a good reason to Ask, Seek and Knock until they become natural in you. And people will see and say that you are a Christian.

God Blesses you.

No passado quando eu costumava ler a o Antigo Testamento, eu geralmente não levava muito em consideração com os fatos históricos nem com os mandamentos, porque eu achava que eles não tinham nada a ver. Quão errada eu estava! Temos que lembrar que Sua Palavra nunca muda, e por isso que ambos, Antigo e Novo Testamento estão ligados. Infelizmente eu aprendi isso não muitos anos atrás, mas felizmente eu aprendi. Antes tarde do que nunca, né? Nós podemos ver Jesus em todo Antigo Testamente e ver os mandamentos em todo Novo Testamento.

Ler a bíblia é fácil entende-la, nem tanto; nós só podemos entende-la com a ajuda do Espírito Santo.

As pessoas frequentemente se perguntam “qual é a vontade de Deus para minha vida?” Eles nem conseguem adivinhar. A Sua vontade está por toda bíblia, descrita várias vezes com diferentes palavras. Não é algo misterioso. É bem clara na verdade. O plano para sua vida é sua escolha. Se você obedece a Sua Palavra, seus planos seguirão de acordo com a vontade Dele, e Ele te abençoará.

Às vezes nós esperamos que Deus nos diga com todas as letras qual emprego eu devo aceitar, onde eu deveria morar, com quem eu deveria casar, etc. Mas, se Ele ditasse tudo isso, não seria livre-arbítrio, seria? Então, você faz as escolhas, tenha certeza que estão dentro dos parâmetros que o Senhor diz na Bíblia, e vá em frente.

Mas, às vezes, nós abrimos nossos corações, honestamente, e nós dizemos para Ele que queremos servi-lo, que nós queremos que Ele trabalhe através de nós. Então Ele porá nos nossos corações e nos guiará até o serviço que Ele designar. Deus fez uma questão aberta em Isaías 6:8Depois disso, ouvi a voz do Senhor, que dizia: A quem enviarei, e quem há de ir por nós? Então, disse eu: eis-me aqui, envia-me a mim.”
Isaías levantou a mão, você levantou a sua? Se não, você ainda pode ir porque a seara é realmente grande, mas poucos são os ceifeiros (Mateus 9:37). Mas se Ele não te escolheu para uma tarefa específica, seu campo de colheita é bem aí onde você está. Se você levantou a mão, Ele cuidará do resto.

Hoje eu li essas duas passagens, e percebi uma coisa: o que Ele quer todos nós, e quando nós não conseguimos fazer, nós demos pedir insistentemente, sem vergonha. O que é?
Bem, eu li em Deuteronômio 26. Veja só, o Senhor estava pedindo especificamente por: GRATIDÃO, GENEROSIDADE, OBEDIÊNCIA E SERVIR A ELE DE CORAÇÃO. Então, Ele poderá nos abençoar com honras. Se somente nós pudéssemos ser agradecidos a Ele em todas as coisas, generosos com qualquer pessoa, obediente a Ele e aos nossos pais (Dt 27:16), e servir a Ele de todo nosso coração e alma (lendo a bíblia, orando sem cessar, louvando e servindo aos outros).

Isso aí é o desejo Dele. Jesus veio para explicar essas coisas, e Ele fez isso uma vez no Sermão da Montanha. Para todos nós, isso é fazer a vontade de Deus. O caminho que você vai escolher para aplicar tudo isso é escolha sua.


Mas, quando nós não podemos conseguir todas essas coisas, Ele nos manda que peçamos sem vergonha, insistentemente por sua ajuda, sabedoria e atitude (Lucas 11:5 – 13). Você procure no seu próprio coração, ache o que falta em você entre essas coisas e peça a Ele, e continue pedindo.

Se você olhar cuidadosamente, em cada uma dessas coisas, nós podemos explorá-las, e nós acharemos que elas são até bem difíceis de fazer, especialmente nos dias atuais. Eles estão bem interlaçados com tantas outras coisas. O que você pode dizer sobre gratidão? E que tal generosidade? E por aí vai, e quão bem você está sendo e aplicando? Nós temos o exemplo perfeito: Jesus. Se você realmente quer ser discípulo dele, você deve querer parecer com ele. Não externamente, mas principalmente internamente. Isso tem que fazer parte da sua personalidade. E essa é uma boa razão para pedir, buscar e bater até eles se tornarem natural em você. E as pessoas verão que você é um Cristão.

Deus te abençoe.


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