Don't let the title fool you, this is not trite advice, it is an excellent and practical look at how God's will intersects ours.

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Product Description

The phrase "the will of God" is used loosely, says Leslie Weatherhead, and the consequence of that looseness to our peace of mind is serious. Weatherhead's recognition of this problem led him to write The Will of God, a classic that has helped more than a million grieving persons better understand the meaning of the phrase. It can help you as well.

It was during the tumultuous era of World War II that Leslie Weatherhead preached five sermons on understanding the will of God for the congregation at City Temple in London. These sermons became the classic book The Will of God, which has helped hundreds of thousands of Christians explore how God's will is related to God's character and ultimate intentions for us.

A six-week workbook study is also available that uses three case studies to illustrate the questions that arise in understanding the book #0687008409.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #208312 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03
• Format: Large Print
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

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Customer Reviews

"On Wanting What God Wills"
Whenever life becomes far more treacherous than we can handle alone, we turn to One whose intention for us includes guidance and light for our "sacred journey." But our human tendency is to try to make reality conform to our desires. We attempt to do this with any resource that is available to us, including God. Instead of seeking to know what God wills and "wanting what God wills," many of us prefer to ask God to will what we want.

In 1944 an English Methodist minister named Leslie Weatherhead faced this very dilemma. The wife of a friend had just died of cancer. The man grieved for a long time. Finally, he squared his shoulders and said, "It is the will of God. I must accept it." Weatherhead was startled by these words. His friend was a physician and had tried to avert what had just happened. He had used his skills and had enlisted the aid of others in an effort to save his wife's life. Weatherhead asked himself, "Has this doctor done all of this in conscious rebellion against the purpose of God while feeling that death was what God really willed?" He went on to speculate that had the illness gone the other way, his friend would have used the same phrase to celebrate her recovery. Weatherhead reported that this experience made him realize the utter confusion that exists about this important reality. So he preached a series of sermons in the City Temple of London on the subject and they were published in this book as "The Will Of God."

Weatherhead points out three different forms of God's will, namely, "intentional," "circumstantial" and "ultimate" will. This book describes what he means and he concludes by noting that the will of God isn't something that calls for a sigh of surrender to the inevitable. The will of God is the option that is best because God's will is unfailingly positive and creative. If you struggle to understand the circumstances of life such as China's earthquake or the death of a friend in the prime of life then this book will make an enormous contribution to your understanding. I recommend it for your careful study!

Very disappointed customer
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Mike Reichmann

A classic for our time
Fuzzy language about the will of God lands us in
more confusion that we realize. This series of 5 talks
delivered on the BBC in WWII offers clarity and
thought-provoking examples dealing with the ravages of war.
Written more than 50 years ago, a reader has to remember
that inclusive language was not the norm; nor was an
awareness of women's opportunity in the workplace socially
acceptable. Other than those dated issues, the conversation
about God's ways is enlightening!