Christians search for God's will in order to know what He wants them to do in their lifetime. I have even heard some Christians talk about God's Perfect Will for your life which is the idea that there is that one perfect thing that God wants you to be doing and if you are not doing it, then you are out of His will for your life.
This book was a very interesting book to read because what Dr. Griffin says is that God's will is Christians to act within a community. God gives you His will for your life by giving you the principles and commands contained in Scripture so that you will know how to see Him working. Once you see Him working, His will is for you to join Him and minister to those people He is ministering to.
One quote I found very interesting is found on page 89 and it says, "We are so prone sometimes to wait, want a sign, get a clue before we do anything because we have a deep-seated fear that we will miss what we are really supposed to do." As a Christian who has been taught that God has a perfect will for my life, I have often wondered about this concept because I would sit and wonder if I was being told to do what I thought I was being told to do. What I read in this book is that God is telling us to get involved in a community, look and see where God is working, and join Him in His work.
I will share other quotes I found interesting later.
