Mr George Muller was a great man of God who had so much faith that he prayed, expected God to answer his prayers and did indeed get answers to prayer, many times after waiting patiently. He wrote his experiences in the e-book in the link below. I read it recently and thought you might also want to benefit as much as I did. It will help you to know the Lord better.
What better place to start than Mr Muller’s summary of the method he used to really know God’s will in every situation and how to make wise decisions? Don’t worry about the English style – this was written over 150 years ago. Please also note permission to reproduce his material is given in Mr Muller’s own words below:
"If the extracts are given exactly as printed, and the punctuation exactly as in the book and in the connection in which the facts stand, I have no objection."
HOW TO ASCERTAIN THE WILL OF GOD
1 - I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord's will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.
2.—Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impression. If so, I make myself liable to great delusions.
3.—I seek the Will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also. If the Holy Ghost guides us at all, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never contrary to them.
4.—Next I take into account providential circumstances. These often plainly indicate God's Will in connection with His Word and Spirit.
5.—I ask God in prayer to reveal His Will to me aright.
6.—Thus, through prayer to God, the study of the Word, and reflection, I come to a deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge, and if my mind is thus at peace, and continues so after two or three more petitions, I proceed accordingly. In trivial matters, and in transactions involving most important issues, I have found this method always effective.
Link to download the e-Book I have been reading: Answers to Prayer
Farai Mutsambiwa
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