The Bible speaks of God’s will in the sense of His sovereign plan and control of world events. Such would include his plan of redemption and all that is connected to it. These are unchangeable purposes. Except for a few examples of revelation, God has not chosen to reveal all of His sovereign will (probably very little, Rom. 9:19; Dan. 4:35, Acts 2:23). He upholds all things by the word of His power (Heb. 1:3) and works all things after the counsel of His will (Eph. 1:11), while accomplishing all His good pleasure (Isa. 46:10). As Osman defines it, “In history, we see Gods sovereign will in hindsight as the events included in His sovereign plan from eternity past take place in time” (God Doesn’t Whisper, 249). Yet, He has chosen to reveal only that which He wants us to know. The secret things belong to Him (Deut. 29:29). In addition, there is His moral will that directs our senses to what is right and wrong. We are given this will in a variety of ways (direct commands, examples of right and wrong decisions made by others). In either case, this will of God is revealed in the Scriptures. He has provided everything we need in equipping us for every good work (2 Pet. 1:3; 2 Tim. 3:16-17). We are supplied with all the information and words of wisdom needed to make any decision.
However, it is commonplace to hear about God’s will for us in the sense that he has a personal and individual daily plan (or will) for each of us. Therefore each decision that we make might reflect upon accomplishing God’s will for us. This, in turn, means that God wants to reveal His will to us so we may make the right decisions in fulfilling our mission.
As an example, God reveals who we should marry, including the possibility of directing us away from someone to marry. Such individual will would also include where we live, what job to have, how many kids, and which church to join. This is only a sample. Some believe that God gives very specific directives each and every day and our intent should be to get in tune with His frequency and listen to His voice.
In contrast to this teaching, God has revealed wise and moral directives in His Word. The Wisdom literature is full of God’s will as it pertains to our pathway. However, as long as we choose to live in accordance with certain moral, wise principles, we are free to choose the specific method and direction with God’s blessing. As long as we do not violate those principles of truth, we are free to choose any option without fear of disapproval. God intends for us to grow in wisdom and knowledge while making decisions that are in keeping with His revealed parameters.  We haven’t missed His will or disobeyed Him in taking some initiative to accomplish some good work as long as we do not go outside the parameters of His revealed sovereign will. We must not feel compelled to bolster any decision or convince anyone to join our bandwagon on the claim that we have had some urging, prompting, inner peace, or whatever subjective feeling that gains approval of men or confidence in our own decision being the right one. God will not curse you or give you some misfortune based on those decisions. Granted, some will not be as wise as others, and we are expected to grow wiser with time and use. Still, he’s not punishing you, nor has he turned His back on you for making the best decision you can make. In the following days, we will illustrate how this works by how the apostles modeled it in the last days,