Found: God's Will

These are the things that stuck out to me after reading the book, Found: God's Will by John MacArthur:

• "You say you do not know what God's will is, but I'll tell you what it is. Above all it is that you know Christ and then that your neighbors hear about Christ. That is His will. So often we sit around twiddling our thumbs, dreaming about God's will in some distant future when we are not even willing to stand up on our own two feet, walk down the street, and do God's will right now."
• "The question is, has He ever been able to release that power, to fill your life so that you can become what He is?"
• "When he got separated from Jesus, he was a failure." - (In reference to Peter walking on water). "Apart from Jesus, he was nothing".
• "Do you know what the Spirit-filled life is? It is living every moment as though you are standing in the presence of Jesus Christ."
• "Spirit filled life is nothing more than living in the conscious presence of the indwelling Christ."
• "We are to be under the control of the Spirit rather than under the influence of wine."
• "The curious thing is that Colossians 3 has the same list: submission, speaking in psalms and spiritual songs, wives submitting, husbands loving, children obeying, parents not provoking, servants, masters."
• "Do you see what the Spirit filled life is? It is being saturated with the things of Christ -- with His Word, His person."
• "Planned neglect: plan to neglect everything that was not related to her goal."
• "To be Spirit-filled is to live a Christ conscious life, and there is no shortcut to that. You can't go and get yourself super dedicated to live a Christ conscious life. The only way you can be saturated with the thoughts of Christ is to saturate yourself with the Book that is all about Him. And this is God's will, that you not only be saved but that you also be filled with the Spirit."
• "We ought to keep our bodies in subjection to ensure that are honoring God. That includes controlling the way we dress and the things we do with our bodies."
• "Don't act like the rest of the world -- they are guided by their passions."
• "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise for those who do right. For such is the will of God."
• "For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men."
• "Live an exemplary life in society."
• "For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing what is wrong."
• "Evangelism isn't just the preacher's job, it is yours."
• "Evangelism involves living a godly life in the face of an ungodly world."
• "Satan doesn't really know what he's getting into. God is sovereign."
• "Pray to God that he will give us more boldness."
• "People have been living their whole lives in offense to God; let them be offended for a while."
• "God's will is that you be saved, Spirit-filled, sanctified, submissive and suffering."
• "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart" Psalms 37:4.
• "If you are living a godly life, He will give you the right desires."
• "Then trust that it is God who planted it. God out of here."
• "He had the right idea, God had a different city."
• "He likes to use people who are already moving."
• "He never told them till they had proved their faith and persistence and couldn't take another step."
• "They need to start moving so God can steer them to that area of service He has planned. Knowing God's will may mean pushing down a narrow line until you hit a dead end."
• "You see, the will of God is not primarily a place. The will of God is not, first of all, for you to go there or work here. The will of God concerns you as a person. If you are the right you, you can follow your desires and you will fulfill His."