How does Jesus work in the life of a believer?

God does not let you see very far into the future and tends to keep His plans hidden from you. The challenge is living in oneness with God regardless of your circumstances.

It is important to understand God’s order and His permissive will as you navigate through life. When you make a decision for Christ you are giving Jesus the right to bring His order into your life.

The order of God consists of different seasons and at times will bring testing and sorrows. There will be times of prosperity and deprivation in your journey with God.

The biblical principle is understanding God’s order is unchangeable. It is a waste of time to argue with God over His order. If you resist or fight with God you will become injured and subject to the discipline of God. You can’t control God but you can control your emotions in dealing with Him.

God’s permissive will is about the decisions and actions you will make today. The goal is to operate under the authority of the Holy Spirit. As you become knowledgeable and experienced in operating in God’s permissive will your life will gradually conform to the order of God.

The Christ follower cannot function effectively in the permissive will of God unless he or she is living in oneness with Jesus.

This does not mean you are without sin but God doesn’t want anything blocking you from Him like emotions, compulsive behaviors, or living just to satisfy your self nature.

You can get to completeness (not perfection) with God by taking these steps everyday.

Confess your sins to Jesus and ask Him to cover you with His blood. Ask God to show you anything in your life that is unpleasant to Him.

Be open to the conviction of the Holy Spirit and turn away from all form of darkness. Remember, the perfect and acceptable will of God is different for each believer. Let God be your judge!

Pray each day and commit your works to God.

Invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over your life.

Listen to the voice of God.

Spend a few minutes each day reading the Bible. This is a life changing experience.

Learn to be obedient to the instructions of God even when they make no sense or are very costly.

The most important goal is to recognize and accept the order of God while functioning in God’s permissive will under the authority of the Holy Spirit.

God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him!