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How can you find God’s will for your life?

Let me give you the six C’s of Divine Guidance

Commit your decision to the Lord in prayer

The day before his 52nd birthday, Abraham Lincoln left Springfield, Illinois, to become President of the United States.

With the threat of civil war looming, he said goodbye to the friends and neighbors who had come to see him off.

“I now leave,” he told them, “not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington.

Without the assistance of the Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed.

With that assistance I cannot fail.

Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well.

To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.”

Lincoln’s reliance on God for guidance and strength reflects the instruction of Solomon: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” ().

On this 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, we celebrate his kindness, integrity, and courage.

And we can also learn from him how to face a daunting future with confident hope in the Lord.

Into His hands I lay the fears that haunt me,

The dread of future ills that may befall;

Into His hands I lay the doubts that taunt me,

And rest securely, trusting Him for all.

—Christiansen

Living without trust in God is like driving in the fog.

Open the covers of the Bible and seek Scriptural direction

Even on totally secular decisions, there’s something about Bible study that tends to point the way for us

Seek the counsel of those who know more about the matter than you do

The Bible says, "In a multitude of counselors there is safety."

Fourth, what are the circumstances indicating?

an inner conviction will begin to develop

The Holy Spirit helps us instinctively know what to do

contemplate the issue.

contemplate the issue.

Think it through

God gave each of us a brain, and He expects us to use it to arrive at a wise and sanctified decision.In the process

His divine guidance extends over our lives, and we can say,