What is God’s Will?
Part I of II: His Indicative Will
Hungering for God’s Will
Dear Father John, Since I came back to the Church, I recognize my mistakes in following God’s will for me. Now, I want nothing more than to do His will. But, I’m not really sure what it is. How do I know what is God’s will for me?
JESUS IS THE center of every authentically Christian life. Loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength means loving Jesus more and more and more, because Jesus is God-become-man, God-with-us. And loving Jesus means following him, learning from him, obeying him, becoming more like him, and letting him be our strength and salvation, as he continually invites us to do:
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light. (Matthew 11:28–30) …
