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How do you know God's will for your life—and what happens if you make the wrong decision?

In this episode, Brett and Pastor Matt Smith discuss God's revealed will, His sovereign plan, human choices, prayer and biblical wisdom. They explore whether Christians should look for signs, coincidences, feelings of peace or anxiety when trying to determine what God wants them to do.

Can you miss God's plan? Can you marry the wrong person, choose the wrong career or make a decision that puts your life on “Plan B”? And if God is sovereign over what happens, why should Christians pray?

The episode also answers listener questions about the Tree of Life Bible Translation and whether believers in heaven will grieve loved ones who were not saved.

A practical and theological conversation for anyone who has ever prayed, “God, what do You want me to do?”

Episode Topics:

0:00 Episode Preview – What Is the Will of God?
0:44 Podcast Intro & Opening Banter
15:25 Is the Tree of Life Bible Translation a Good Translation?
25:43 Will We Be Sad in Heaven Over Loved Ones Who Weren’t Saved?
32:39 What Is the Will of God and How Do I Know If I’m in It?
44:19 How Should Christians Make Big Decisions and Find God’s Will?
50:04 If God Is Sovereign and Everything Is Ordained, Why Pray?
53:22 What Does It Mean When the Bible Says God “Desires” Something?
55:48 Does God Ever Change His Mind?
1:00:06 Can Prayer Change God’s Decree?
1:03:11 Can Signs, Peace or Anxiety Reveal God’s Will?

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