Summer in the Psalms | How Can I Know God's Will for My Life? | Dave Nelson

SUMMER IN THE PSALMS | HOW CAN I KNOW GOD’S WILL FOR MY LIFE? DAVE NELSON | JULY 19, 2026 Once I was young, and now I am old... Psalm 37:25 (NLT) THE BIG IDEAS OF PSALM 37: • SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO GET AHEAD BY DOING WRONG • DON’T WORRY OR FRET ABOUT THEM • THEY WON’T PROSPER IN THE END • TRUST GOD • OBEY GOD • STAY ON GOD’S PATH Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. Psalm 37:1-2 (NLT) Trust in the Lord and do good... Psalm 37:3 (NLT) Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:5 (NLT) Turn from evil and do good... Psalm 37:27 (NLT) Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. Psalm 37:34 (NLT) SOVERIGN WILL REVEALED PLAN UNCHANGEABLE FOUND IN SCRIPTURE UNSTOPPABLE WE CAN RESIST OR SUBMIT HIDDEN FROM US OUR CHOICES SHAPE THE OUTCOME The Lord does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths. Psalm 135:6 (NLT) We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall. Proverbs 16:33 (NLT) ...He makes everything work out according to his plan. Ephesians 1:11 (NLT) GOD’S REVEALED PLAN IS NOT: 1. A MYSTERY THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED 2. A FEELING THAT NEEDS TO BE INTERPRETED 3. A BLUEPRINT THAT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. Psalm 37:34 (NLT) “The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.” Deuteronomy 29:29 (NLT) Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 (NLT) GOD’S REVEALED PLAN IS… 1. FOR ME TO SURRENDER MY LIFE TO JESUS Put your hope in the Lord. Psalm 37:34 (NLT) God wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. 1 Timothy 2:4 (NLT) 2. FOR ME TO BE LED BY HIS SPIRIT So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives... Galatians 5:16 (NLT) The Lord directs the steps of the godly... Psalm 37:23 (NLT) 3. FOR ME TO LIVE IN A WAY THAT HONORS GOD. God’s will is for you to be holy... 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (NLT) It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich. Psalm 37:16 (NLT) IF YOUR LIFE IS ALIGNED WITH GOD’S REVEALED PLAN (CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS) YOU ARE ON GOD’S PATH. Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. Psalm 37:34 (NLT) Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Psalm 37:4 (NLT) The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalm 37:23-24 (NLT) They have made God’s law their own, so they will never slip from his path. Psalm 37:31 (NLT) NLT = NEW LIVING TRANSLATION