Title: Will and Desire (Philippians 02:13-14)
Contents Today's text can be explained a little differently, and it means that 'God works in people who want to do the will that pleases him'. In other words, it means that God works in people only when they first have a desire to do the will of God as their will. The word 'Will' in English means 'will' or 'will', and when it becomes a verb, it means 'want' or 'want'. Therefore, the words 'will' and 'wish' have the same meaning.
When we talk about the three elements of personality, we mean 'knowledge', 'emotion' and 'will'. You can become a good believer only when all three of these are satisfied in your life of faith. But among them, the will is the most important. When you have a will to do whatever God wills, God will give you the strength and grace to accomplish it.
When the blind Bartimaeus continued to cry out, 'Son of David, have mercy on me,' Jesus heard him and called him up, put him up and asked him first. 'What do you want me to do for you?' At that time, when he answered, 'I want to see', he healed his eyes according to his will and wish.
No matter how much you know God's Word and His will with knowledge, you will never be able to become a good saint who is pleasing to God if you do not have the heart and will to do it voluntarily. Even if you don't want to do it emotionally or emotionally, if you have the will to do something, there will come a time when you can do it.
Therefore, the most important thing is to be willing to do the will that pleases God. 'It is God who works in you, and he causes you to hope and do for the sake of his good pleasure'. . There is a saying in the world, 'Where there is a will, there is a way'. It means that the time will come when you will be able to do so if you have the will to do so.
If we compare these three elements of personality, knowledge, emotion, and will, to an egg, we can think of the shell as emotion, the egg white as knowledge, and the yolk as the will. Therefore, 'will' is at the deepest point and it is believed that it determines the character and destiny of a person. Among the knowledgeable and emotionally rich are villains, swindlers and robbers. However, even if you lack knowledge, even if your emotions are a little dull, you cannot become a bad person if you have good will and will in your heart.
God works in those who want to do the will of God, and does not give strength or grace to those who do not want to. When Jesus prayed with the cross in front of him, he did not want to bear the cross in his emotions and feelings. 'If it is possible, let this cup pass from me' . At that time, God gave me the strength to carry the cross.
Even if it is difficult to live according to God's will and you do not have emotional consent, make a wish voluntarily. You want to believe in Jesus. You want to live according to God's will. Then the time will come when that will be the case. No matter how many sins you have, you want to be saved. Then you will be saved. Trying to believe, but doubting? Even when in doubt, wish to believe. Then you will have faith.
Some people try not to believe at all, but they can't. Even if you hate to pray, wish to pray. If you voluntarily and earnestly wish, God will open the door of prayer. Early morning prayer, all-night prayer, and fasting prayer will come when you have the desire to do it one day. Even if it is difficult to quit drinking, you want to quit. If you earnestly have a wish to quit, the time will come when you will be able to quit. Having a hard time breaking up with bad relationships? want to hang up. If you earnestly desire to quit, the time will come when you will quit.
The word repentance means to change the direction of the heart and mind. It means that you have a meaning that goes against God's will, and then you change that meaning to conform to God's will. Do you feel frustrated because you need to repent? First, with a desire to repent, sing a hymn saying, 'Please be filled with mourning and repentance,' and ask, 'Give me the spirit of repentance. Then the time will come when repentance will burst.
If you earnestly desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit, there will come a time when you will experience it. Even if it is difficult to tithe, if you keep wanting to tithe, the day will come when you can tithe. Even if you do not know how to evangelize because you do not have the courage, the time will come when you will be able to evangelize if you have a burning heart and a desire to evangelize. So, there will come a time when that will happen in our hearts. This 'want' is important. Even if you can't do it right now, you want to do it. Then the time will come. Please make your wishes as God is a God who works with wishes. Wish to pray. You want to receive the Holy Spirit. I want you to become a church member who lives according to the will of God.
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So is receiving the Holy Spirit. You can get it if you want it, saying, 'I have no experience, so I should get it. If you criticize yourself for not receiving it, you cannot receive grace. Psalm 139:23 says, ?쏶earch me, O God, and know my heart; test me, and know my will. See what evil I have done and lead me in the everlasting way.'
The will of your heart must first conform to the will of God and you must have a desire for it. If the will is upright, even if the body is weak and stumbles, it will rise again. Peter's denial of Jesus was not because Peter wanted to betray him. He did not have such a heart in his heart, but he was afraid because his body was weak and he denied that he did not know. But a little later, when he heard the crowing of a rooster, he mourned and repented. If we have the basic will to do God's will in our heart, no matter how much we fall or stumble, He will lift us up again and give us a new mission and grace.
Everyone, therefore, please discern the will of God and, after knowing it, wish to do it according to His will. Romans 12:2 says, 'Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, which is good, acceptable, and perfect.' Therefore, in order to know God's will, we must first be born again. The inner person must be renewed. And you must have a heart to discern what is pleasing to God, what is good and perfect, and to do it according to that will. It is said that God puts his own pleasure on purpose, and allows us to do what we desire.
Now, let me tell you a few ways to make your wills and wishes come true.
1. Have a burning desire to achieve a good purpose
In other words, after discovering the will of God, you must have a burning desire to do it, to achieve it. I have to have a burning desire in my heart to do that good will, God's will, to the point where I can dream even when I sleep and say nonsense.
When our church has fewer than 100 members, 'Our church becomes a church with 1,000 members. 1,000, 1,000' So, at first, all the members of the church laughed. However, at that time, the Methodist Church did not have a church with 1,000 people, so I said, 'Lord, make it a church with 1,000 people. 1,000, 1,000' I wished and wished with a burning heart, and now there are 2,000 members of the church, and 4,000 members including the children's club. I dreamed of a large two-story chapel of several hundred pyong in a chapel of 40 pyong, and God gave me a chapel of 473 pyong, and now he is going to give me a beautiful education center of 180 pyong next to me. Hallelujah ! To be successful, you must have that burning desire to succeed. To enter a first-class university, you must have a burning desire to enter a first-class university. Then the time will come when that will happen.
2. Pray for that burning wish
The Lord said, "Why won't you listen to the prayers of the elect, who cry out day and night to the point where you will find resentment?" The time will come when you pray for it to come true and pray and pray for it to come true.
Jeremiah 33:2 says, "The LORD who does the work, the LORD who made it and fulfills it, says the LORD, whose name is the LORD. you cry out to me I will answer you, and I will show you great and mighty things that you do not know.??If it is God's will, the desire becomes stronger and if it is not God's will, the desire cools down and disappears during prayer.
3. Draw a picture in your mind
It means to nurture images in your heart as if all the goals you wish for have been achieved. Just as you must have a blueprint to build a chapel, have a blueprint in mind. The image of having a house If you want to become rich, it is said that you should draw a picture of yourself in your mind. If you hold onto that video and go out praying with a burning wish, then the time will come. 'Believe that you have received what you have believed and prayed for. If you do, it will be yours.??Even if you pray, you can't do it, 'if it can't be done, don't.' You have to pray while drawing an image in your heart as if everything was done. ?쏤aith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.??Even if the reality has not yet appeared, it is drawing the reality as if it were all realized in the mind. Even if you can't see it with your eyes, you go out thinking in your heart as if you've seen everything.
Although the kingdom of heaven is still invisible to our eyes, the time will come when that person will actually enter the kingdom of heaven when they believe and go out while drawing the word of God in their heart just as they see it.
4. Sacrifice and Commit
Sacrifice and dedicate yourself to that desired purpose with a burning passion. He said 'purpose sacrifice = success'. Nothing happens without sacrifice. Those who succeeded in business and those who succeeded in the ministry are all people who made passionate sacrifices for it. If you really want it, you can devote yourself and sacrifice for that purpose.
Everyone, have the will and desire to do the pleasing will of God. Pray that you will do it even if you are weak. It is said that our God allows us to wish and do for the sake of His good pleasure.
If you pray with a burning wish, God will work in you and make it come true. -Amen-