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How to Understand the Will of God for Your Life

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Becoming a highly spiritual Christian needs to be the goal of every believer. And those who love the Lord will be driven to fulfill His will. So consider dedicating yourself to a life of total surrender –without which you’ll never fully understand or live out the will of God.In this book you'll learn how to determine God's will for your life. Never again will His will be difficult to understand, but always without fail you'll know what He requires of you. And you will discover a deeper more fulfilling relationship with Him as you learn how to more effectively communicate with Him.

35 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 14, 2014

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Adam Houge

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Adam is a preacher, teacher and Christian author. He is a devoted husband and father of 3 boys. Through His travels he’s seen the need for a new awakening and a new revival: A revival of the heart. Come join Adam on this journey of redemption and experience God like never before!

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8 reviews1 follower
October 28, 2015
if you listen and truly believe his promise the voice of unconditional love will always answer

This book real-time to my yearning to know Why am I here? What are my gifts that I can share that would glorify God? Why don't I hear or feel something stirring in me to tell me what is special about me?
if you have ever wondered this about yourself, this book will help you find the answer to why you are special in God's eyes. you're never too young or old to begin looking for that one "thing" for which you were created. When you find it, glorify God; and prepare to be HAPPY.
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16 reviews
December 28, 2015
A Must-Read!!!

Straight-forward, honest, no-nonsense writing that gets right down to the heart of communicating with God. Though I've heard or read a lot of this before, the information in this book is written in a way that I really feel I can use. The author is speaking right to my spirit and stirring up a strong desire in my heart to get to work. This book even gives practical advice on how to do just that. I intend to read it often until I see real change in this area!!! Anyone who is serious about growing in the Holy Spirit needs to read this book.
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13 reviews1 follower
January 17, 2015
Good Read

This book was very informative and although it goes into great detail on how to "understand the will of God for your life" I feel that you won't really know until it actually practicing the things that Adam teaches thru scripture. There's really no exact way but it's a personal thing between you and the Lord. I recommend this book to any Christian who us looking for direction and closeness with our creator.
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November 27, 2015
This book is excellent. It is a foundation on which you can build discerning the voice and Will of God in your walk. I highly recommended reading for anyone who is serious about enhancing their spiritual relationship with God














It even challenges you to exercise your faith during the course of reading it. I'm glad I came across this title to read. I will be looking for more books by this author.



4 reviews
March 24, 2016
I would recommend this book to. Anyone interested in being close to God. What ever reason you have in your heart ,this helps bring prayers out of you from your heart.

if you have lost someone and want questions answered, this book helps you keep Faith and keep God in your heart. pattib
6 reviews
February 16, 2015
I gained so much peace and guidance from this book and have already recommended it to my friend. I would highly recommend.

I gained so much peace and guidance from this book and have already recommended it to my friend. I would highly recommend
2 reviews1 follower
March 9, 2015
Hearing God's voice

I really like this book. It was very easy to relate to. I have better understanding on how to listen to God's voice. And for any Christian that is looking for a better understanding of getting to the will of God for their lives this is a great start.
32 reviews2 followers
September 23, 2015
Easy quick read

Quick read to help you build a relationship with the Lord. It all boils down to prayer, which is why I gave it three stars. Prayer should be your focus for your relationship with the Lord. This book for me didn't provide a deeper toolset for my prayer life.
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4 reviews
October 29, 2015
This is an excellent book. Anyone wanting and desiring to be closer to our Lord should read this.

This is an excellent book. Anyone who is seeking closeness with the Lord should read this book and follow the advice.
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November 7, 2015
Pertinent for all seeking the Lord's Will

Backed by scripture, Mr. Houge presents a clear way to hear and know God's will. I will be passing this along to my family because it is relevant in every day living and easy to understand.
3 reviews
September 17, 2016
Blessed book from God

This whole book will be read again by me. It was God that helped me find this Blessed book. I learned a lot and will keep refreshing my memory by reading it again and again. Thank you Adam for letting God's spirit use you.
1 review
January 4, 2015
Very good read

Explained the need to sit quietly and listen for the word of God. I would definitely recommend this short book
5 reviews
February 3, 2015
Easy to understand.

Very helpful anywhere we need to be in our understanding of how your God wants us to know him better.
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1 review
February 12, 2015
Eye opening!!!!

Many things I thought I knew already but was so wrong. Walking in His will you will be at peace.
7 reviews
November 9, 2018
Good insight easy reading

I recommend. I learned many things to keep me engaged. I was able to get through the book in a few days.

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823 reviews11 followers
March 20, 2015
Wonderful

I really enjoyed this book. I agree with many of the points the author made. His books are always uplifting.
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4 reviews2 followers
April 8, 2015
Quick read

I enjoyed this very easy, quick yet meaningful read. I think everyone can take something from this book and author
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1 review1 follower
July 14, 2015
A Quick Read!

In less than one hour this reading will strengthen your focus in praying and listening to what God is showing you in your life.
3 reviews
August 27, 2015
Great inspiration

This book gave me a lot of understanding and better focus on how to understand God will for you. It prepares you
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4 reviews2 followers
December 21, 2015
Excellent!!


What a wonderful and informative book. It answered a lot of my questions. I will be rereading to learn more. Thanks for writing this!!
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1 review1 follower
August 30, 2016
Love the message!

It helped me realize that I can talk to God at any moment and He would guide me to my purpose.
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8 reviews
July 18, 2018
If you are passionate to follow God's will for your life, I highly recommend this book to give you a good jump start.

Though it is written in a very simple way, it truly gets to the heart of the matter and you will be on fire to do His will.

I've known His will for me for several years, but I constantly,I mean constantly have doubts. (Weekly,if not daily). It's something that would seem so "out there" by one's natural human mind. If others' knew,they'd think I was crazy! I sometimes think I'm crazy. (I'm sure Noah could have related.) But as the author has pointed out, oftentimes it is this way. Sometimes, I don't see how I'm contributing, but I need to trust and have faith that ,no matter how small it seems to me, it's part of His design. Who am I to question?

This book has reminded me to constantly pray and constantly listen and obey. In all areas of my life. I know when I'm in the midst of doing what He has told me to do, I feel an overwhelming peace and happiness that I don't always have. I want this to be more constant and I mustn't let my doubts keep creeping in.

Again,I highly recommend this book. It's short,sweet and to the point. It will help! :)
10 reviews
June 17, 2018
It was ok

OK this was the second book I read by this author. The book itself was good. However this time he did not include as many scripture references to back up his points. If you want to tell me something about God, show me where he says what you are saying about him is true. I believe him first, then you if you back your theories up with him. The material presented is good and I highly prothesise it is good theroy. But, more references to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, how he works in us, how he reveals God's Word... It was theroy on not following the leadership of the Holy Spirit and God and how doing so is sin against God as well as ancedotes on how you know it really is God leading you... But tell me more about what he says about how he leads us. But as I said, the book overall was a good read. I will probably read another book by him because I like the Author's ideas and methods so far.
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Author 22 books9 followers
May 13, 2021
Mr. Houge shares many good tips for how to receive guidance from the Lord, which are helpful for all believers. This is a short book, which I liked, because it avoided the fluff and got to the point. Probably the most helpful concept was the reminder that we should not assume, but should deliberately invite God to guide us day by day through each decision, and not move before hearing Him speak.

In the second to the last chapter, "Understanding the Voice of God," I felt that his approach was a bit too simplistic. What were presented as sure-fire ways to receive guidance made me think, "Well, it depends a lot on the circumstances. I'm not sure these points are always true." I could have also hoped for a little more detail on how to recognize the many ways God speaks.
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57 reviews1 follower
July 9, 2024
Thought the book would've been more targeted as it pertains to the will of God for us. The author explains that there are three wills of God or three categories of the will of God. The ultimate, the passive permissive, and the perfect will of God. Why not change the title of the book to, How to understand the three wills of God? I believe scripture teaches The Will of God through understanding what the Word says. The Lord wouldn't complicate His own Will.
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August 21, 2019
I have learn a lot from this book. I totally agreed that through persistence in prayer, God is always there to guide us through his Holy Spirit.

Very inspiring book. I recommended this book to all Christians and non Christians.
If possible I would prefer this book to include more example or testimony.
27 reviews
December 5, 2019
An Excellent Read !!!!!

This was is a very informative book. I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge from this book. This is a re-read book. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in this kind of knowledge. Thank you for such an amazing book. Keep up the great work.
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7 reviews
July 1, 2025
I have enjoyed reading this one!

I have enjoyed this book!! It has been a helpful devotional book to help me to understand the will of God for my life! It will be a pleasure to share this book with my fellow christian followers. I love this author because most of his devotional books are free.
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December 19, 2017
I keep reading

This book was very short but very impactful. It is the second book I’ve read by Pastor Adam. I can’t seem to stop reading. It’s as though God, is speaking himself to me how to hear him and live. Thx:)
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