I. God Has A Will/Desire For Us That He Expects Us To Know And Do    Gen 4:7   Phil 2:13-14 to will and to do

A. God has an Objective will for us, expressed in commands dealing with our sanctification, holiness, glorifying obedience

B. God frequently has a Subjective will for us, relating to decisions we face, rooted in the principles of wisdom, pursued by faith

C. Some choices are wiser or better than others and God is glorified when we chose best

Phil 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10  that you may manifest the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God
Rom 2:18 and know His will, and approve/manifest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

D. God’s will is a mystery to fools but knowable to the wise

Eph 5:15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16  redeeming the time, because the days are evil.17  Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

1. Wisdom results in right choices and good stewardship
Wisdom=Choosing the right objectives, and the right means of obtaining them  {righteous=what’s best from God’s perspective}

2. Biblical Counsel  (wise opinion and reasons behind it) is a component of wisdom (right objectives and right means of attaining them)

Pr 12:15 way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise. 19:20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter days.  24:6 For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety.

II. We Experience The Perfect Will Of God As We’re Transformed And Walk In Wisdom (right objectives & means)

Do the will of God just as we did will of flesh 1Pt 4:2 no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

A. Submission and seeking precedes the specifics of His will Pr 3:4-5 “in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct…”

George Muller:1. I seek to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in a given matter. When we are ready to do the Lord's will--whatever it may be--nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome.
Yield, Stop, Go: transformed by the renewing of your mind (thoughts, values/feelings/attitudes, actions) Rm 12:1-2 do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may manifest/demonstrate what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Heb10:7 Behold, I have come…To do Your will, O God. Mt 6:10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
Mt 26:42 He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done"
*Jn 7:17 If anyone wants to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.
Jn 5:30  "I can of Myself do nothing…My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
Jn 4:34  Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
Jn 6:38  "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.