Fear No One and Nothing But God!

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What is God's Will For Your Life?

Why Would You Bother about God's Will?

What is your motivation to know God's Will? Why would you bother?

1)

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him (1 JOHN 5:14-15)."

Who doesn't want to get whatever he asks? So, when you know what God's Will is, you will have whatever you ask; it's a good motivation, isn't it?!

For me this is enough to decide living according to the Will of God.

2)

"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever (1 John 2:17)."

While knowing everything passes away, the only way to have eternal life is to do God's Will . How can you do God's Will if you don't know it?

Eternal life has no meaning without knowing everything else perishes and passes away.

3)

Jesus said: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 7:21)."

When you know what Will of God is and you do it; you do enter the Kingdom of Heaven according to this verse. I am not sure what Christ meant by Kingdom of Heaven though. Understanding would make this a motivation.

4)

Jesus said: "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother (Matthew 12:50)."

People who love Jesus, would love to be considered Jesus's brother and family indeed. So this would be another potential motivation.

5)

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised (Hebrews 10:36)."

Another motivation to know and do God's will is that you would receive what God has promised to you. What are God's promises to you anyway?...

What is God's Will for Your Life Anyway?

If you say "I don't know what is God's Will", you are probably right because you might not know but Bible knows!

Let's see how much we can understand God's Will for our lives from Bible...

1)

"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen (Galatians 1:3-5)".

God's will for our life is that we are rescued! We are rescued from evil of the present age and sins of this world. That has been prepared by God sending Jesus to this world to save the world from sins. Why? What is the problem with sins and evil anyway? ...

2)

"For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:40)."

So, another aspect of God's Will for us is to have eternal life through believing in Christ Jesus.

Everything in this world will passes away and only those who believe in Christ will have eternal life according to Bible. What does this belief mean? What does it want from us? ...

3)

"It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4).

So God's Will for you is that you

• Should be sanctified
• Should learn to control your body in a way that is holy and honorable
• Should avoid sexual immorality

4)

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)."

• Be joyful always
• Pray continually
• Give thanks in all circumstances

5)

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2).

This verse says that in order to test and approve God's Will, we should be renewing our mind. God's Will is different from pattern of this world! I am not sure what this means. Renewing our mind from what to what?

Does this mean that God's Will is always good, pleasing and perfect or only when we renew our mind we will approve God's Will as good, ...?

6)

"For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men (1 Peter 2:15 )."

So doing good is another God's Will. What is Good anyway? Good in our eyes or in the eyes of God, as they might differ sometimes?

Who are foolish men that talk ignorant? They should be silenced not by sword but by good doing.

Good thoughts, Good words and good deeds.

"It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit (1 Peter 3:17-18)."

Peter says that sometimes you might suffer for doing good as long as you are sure what you're doing is God's Will. This suffer is better than doing evil.

Well, this seems to be very challenging and hard to practice. Doing what is good in the eyes of God even if we suffer? sounds weird, hmm...

For instance, Jesus suffered and got crucified so that whoever believes in him is saved (God's Will). What about in our lives?

How can God's Will be good if it hurts you and you suffer by doing it? Is it like No Pain No Gain?

I Gave You a Cup (of Wine) But You

Since I have decided to be more serious about some of my dreams I would like to share this story too.

About 5 years ago and few months after that event, one night I saw a dream. I saw Jesus coming to me in a room with 2 other men behind him. I don't know who the other 2 were but I recognized Jesus.

He was dressed very normally and there was nothing very special about his appearance to be honest. He wasn't angry but he wasn't happy either.

He told me this and left the room after a while:

"I gave you a cup (of wine) and you drank half of it but you throw away the other half and broke the cup."

I thought with myself that if I drank half of your cup (of wine), that was my decision and that was right and I have no regret. I am sure God has many more cups to give me if needed. I was rebellion in other words.

At the time I saw the dream, I hadn't read the bible, didn't know much about Jesus and didn't know anything about the story of Jesus giving wine to his disciplines at the Last Supper.

At the time, I ignored this and didn't think about it much. I am not sure what He meant by this.

I will write about the meaning of "Jesus Giving Cup of Wine" from Bible when I find some time.

Holy Spirit Visited Me!

The Night the Holy Spirit Visited Me

After years of guarding this sacred memory, today — in 2009 — I finally find the courage to share it.
It happened in 2002, and not a single day has gone by that I haven't remembered it.
It changed everything. It changed me.

"Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for my soul." (Psalm 66:16)

A Life in Waiting

I was born and raised in Iran, gifted with a belief in God through culture and tradition — but in my family, religion was distant, and so was I.
Loneliness shaped much of my early life: a family divorce scattered us, and from a young age, I learned to stand alone.

Yet at 21, something stirred deep within.
In my quiet hours, I began reading the Quran in Arabic — two hours a day, day after day, year after year.
Over three years, I completed it five times.
And the more I read, the more my heart awakened to a hunger — not just for knowledge, but for something living.

"You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:13)

The Day I Dedicated to God

One October morning in 2002, a simple conversation with my younger brother planted a seed.
He spoke about a kind of Christian fasting — dedicating a day entirely to God, doing only good, thinking only pure thoughts.
My spirit leapt at the idea.

"Tomorrow, I will live for God alone."

So I did.
I fasted from my desires, my distractions, even my personal worries.
I forgave everyone.
I forgave myself — including my lifelong battle with stuttering.
I spent the day loving, serving, praying for friends, family, and even strangers.
My heart grew lighter with each hour.

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10)

The Night of Divine Encounter

That night, around 1 AM, the house was still.
I turned off every light, laid down facing the sky, and smiled, eyes closed.
I felt a joy I cannot describe — a pure, glowing peace.
I began to pray:

"Lord, I love You.
I know You are here, alive, and listening.
Please, bless me to see You.
Nothing is impossible for You."

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." (Matthew 7:7)

I prayed like a child — with full belief, full love, full longing.
For 10 minutes I poured out my heart.

And then...

Suddenly, my room flooded with a presence — not seen with eyes, but known with the soul.
A Holy Spirit.
The room itself shimmered with an unearthly brightness.
The Spirit enveloped me — warm, living, loving beyond description.

And then I heard Him —
A voice, tender and strong, full of overwhelming love.

He called my name:

"Pouya."

Without hesitation, from the depths of my heart, I answered in Persian:

"Jonam?" ("Yes, my dearest?")

There was a holy silence.
Then again after 30 seconds!

"Pouya."

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine." (Isaiah 43:1)

His voice — how can I explain it?
It was like being bathed in love itself — a masculine, kind, infinitely tender voice.

I felt He wanted to speak more... but He spoke no other words.
After about a minute, the Presence lifted, and darkness returned.

Was It Jesus Himself?

For years I wrestled with the question:
Who was this Spirit who visited me so intimately, so lovingly?

• Was it an angel sent by God?

• Was it a prophet like Jesus or Mohammad?

• Was it a messenger?

• Or... was it Jesus Himself — the Son of God?

I don't claim to know for certain.
Only God knows.
But in my heart, the possibility lingers — it could have been Jesus, the One so deeply praised in both the Bible and Quran.
The One who says,

"Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father." (John 14:9)

Was it He who spoke my name with such unfathomable love?
Perhaps.
Only Heaven knows.
And I am at peace with the mystery.

The Aftermath

I lay there for minutes, stunned and trembling, realizing something holy had touched me.
Fear and wonder gripped my chest.
I turned on every light in the house and prayed:

"Lord, please... in the future, visit me gently, in dreams. I am not strong enough for such glory."

Sleep did not come until sunrise.

I kept this memory secret for a year, sharing it only with a few close friends.

"But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart." (Luke 2:19)

What This Divine Encounter Gave Me

• I now live with unshakable certainty: God exists.

• I know love is the bridge between the human heart and the divine.

• I know the voice that called me was from God — whether it was His Spirit or His beloved Son.

• And I know, with all my being, He was telling me:

"I know you.
I love you.
I hear you.
Never doubt Me again.
I have plans for you."

Certainties Etched on My Heart

• God knows us by name.

• God hears the deepest cries of our hearts.

• God's love is beyond our comprehension — warm, personal, alive.

• Perhaps, just perhaps, He is inviting us to know His heart through Jesus, His mirror to the world.

"The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth." (Psalm 145:18)

Like Moses, like Samuel, like Saul — God called me by name, twice.
Not because I was holy — but because He is merciful.

And His voice, full of infinite kindness, will never leave my memory.

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**Thank You, Lord.

Thank You for blessing me with Your Presence,
Your Love,
Your Voice.
Forever I am Yours.**