Figuring out “God’s will” for our lives is a buzz-phrase in most Christian circles. If you’re a Christian, at some point you’ve probably said it. Lately I’ve noticed how often we use this out of context and how often that creates problems for us.

Most people are familar with Genesis 12, where God says this to Abraham (then Abram):

The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. Genesis 12:1 (NLT) 

I think a lot of times we expect God to tell us what the whole plan is. But rather, he tends to have us do things before we know what exactly they are. The land he will show you. The job he will show you. The relationship he will show you.

But not until you take a risk. Seriously. When was the last time something incredible happened to you that was God-ordained and it didn’t involve any discomfort…or risk? Probably never.

That’s why I think we need to stop throwing around the “God’s will” phrase as an excuse to do nothing. Because if you want to know something, God’s “will” for your life is in fact very clear. And it’s surprisingly simple.

God’s will for your life is for you to know Him and to love Him, and bring others to Him in the process.

I told you it wasn’t complex. God does have a bigger plan for you, but it is all based out of that one principle. It’s about Him, not us.

God is not going to want you to take a new job, or move somewhere new, or start a new ministry if it doesn’t bring Him glory. We easily think that what God wants for our life is what will bring us the most comfort. But in reality, what God wants for your life may cause a lot of discomfort.

But the difference is this: being comfortable when it brings us glory is meaningless. But being uncomfortable is more worth it in the end, because it brought glory to the One is worthy of it all.

“Man, I just love pancakes!!!!1″

If you’re on Twitter or Facebook, I’m sure you’ve seen similar grammatical-error filled posts before. Maybe you’re the person posting them. Either way, nobody cares. The problem is that they exist in the first place.

Almost 80% of stuff in my Facebook feed is stuff I don’t care about. Now, I’m not saying everything I’ve posted on Twitter or Facebook is relevant. In fact, I’ve been a huge contributor to this problem myself.

We’re just adding to the noise.

A lot of times the stuff we blog about, tweet about, or Facebook post about is just screaming louder, “HEY! Look at ME! I’m on the INTERNET!”

Seriously.

I do it. You do it. Er’body does it.

And that’s the problem. We are drowning in irrelevant pieces of information.

So what do we do? Boycott the Internet? Yeah, probably not.

Instead of asking you to quit Facebook or Twitter or give up on your blog, I instead want you to make a habit of asking yourself a question before you post something online. I promise, it’s not hard.

“Will what I post right now have any effect on anyone?”

Think about that. Does that tweet about you hating cats really do anything for anyone? Is anyone going to change their opinion about cats?

Or are we *gasp* just wanting more Facebook likes?

Social media is great. But with great things comes great responsibility, right? So let’s use it responsibly.

I can feel the bitter pangs of death echoing inside my skin.

My treason against the One who gave me breath is what drove the nails deep inside His body.

When He said, “It is finished”, I could barely hear my own breathing against the deafening sound of bitter reality.

Jesus has died.

Love has died.

Oh, but that was Friday.

Sunday is here.

Yes, Sunday is here!

I hear the cries in the fresh morning air, “He’s alive! He’s alive!” but there’s no way it’s true.

Then I see Him.

“Touch my hands,” He whispered.

I put my fingers over the wounds on His nail-scarred hands, and I knew it was Him.

There’s no turning back now…

I saw the Son rise.