#soap # 2 Samuel 07 ## Title: God’s Will is to Bless Us ## Scripture: (2 Samuel 7:21) “For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant.” (NET) ## Observation: When we come to grips with the fact that nothing happens outside of God’s Will and sovereign plan, it can fill some with fear. What if God doesn’t consider us or our pain in His plan? What if His will goes bad for us because it is for a “greater good?” There are any number of lies the enemy will place in our heads to cause us to doubt God’s complete goodness. That is why it is important to remember God’s character. We understand what love is by seeing how He acts because love is His nature. He is the definition of love. Therefore, His will is to bless us. The only catch is that He blesses us in the best way, not always our way. The good news is His ways are always better in the long run. ## Application: Trust the Lord’s character when you don’t always understand the current circumstances. His will is good. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being completely trustworthy.