To the One Searching for God’s Will:
You’ve spent years chasing it... The one perfect path. The right job, the right city, the right spouse, the right major; whatever it is, you just don’t want to blow it. Maybe you were told that God has a “perfect will” for your life. And if you miss it, well… you might get put on the shelf—used less, loved less, left to wonder “what could’ve been.” So now you feel the weight of every decision. Every open one feels like a test that you forgot to study for. You ask God for a sign, but the sign never comes. If you didn't feel dumb about it, you'd throw a fleece out in the yard to see what happens. But let me tell you something that’ll breathe life into your tired soul: You are not powerful enough to ruin God's plan for your life. Stop. And read that again. You are not powerful enough to ruin God's plan for your life. The God of the universe isn’t wringing His hands in heaven, hoping you make the right move. He’s a Father, not a coach. God doesn’t bench His kids. The idea that there’s a "perfect will" and a "permissive will", like the will of God, is on a sliding scale, is found nowhere in Scripture. Here’s what the Bible does say: “And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one who seeth the Son and believeth on Him may have everlasting life.” (John 6:40) Trust Jesus. That’s His will. Apart from that, the will of God as a believer is that you live a faithful, ordinary life. (1 Thes. 4, Eph. 4) You will make mistakes, but He even uses your mistakes. He’s sovereign, not reactive. You don’t need to “hear a voice” or “feel a peace.” You need what He’s already said. You’ve been given Christ. You’ve been given wisdom. You’ve been given freedom. So take the job. Move to the city. Stay single. Get married. Change careers. And trust that if you’re in Christ, you’re not outside of God’s will; and that He is working everything according to His will and your good (Rom. 8). You may mess up, but you’re not going to mess it all up. You’re not going to be shelved. You’re not one wrong move away from divine disappointment. He holds your future. And He’s holding you.