Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
Week 1: Introduction — Our Approach to God's Will
Read the Introduction of Just Do Something. Key passages to consider: Proverbs 3:5–6; Romans 12:1–2.
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Before diving into DeYoung's argument, it helps to take an honest look at how you have personally approached decision-making — and whether that approach has served you well.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.DeYoung opens by describing a generation of young Christians who are stuck — unable to commit to a church, a career, a city, or a relationship because they are waiting for God's clear direction. How much do you recognize yourself or people you know in that description?
2.The publisher description says that God's plan for our lives is already revealed: to love Him, obey His Word, and after that, 'do what we like.' Does that statement strike you as liberating, alarming, or both? Why?
3.DeYoung distinguishes between God's sovereign will (what He has decreed will happen), His moral will (what He has commanded in Scripture), and His individual will (a specific blueprint for each person's life). Which of these three categories do most Christians seem to be most focused on when they talk about 'finding God's will'?
4.Have you ever been in a season of 'frustrated paralysis' — knowing you needed to make a decision but feeling unable to move forward without a sign? What did that season look like, and how did it end?
a.What were you waiting for, exactly?
b.Looking back, do you think the wait was spiritually productive or spiritually stalling?
5.DeYoung's tone in the introduction is deliberately direct — even a little blunt. How does that tone land for you? Does it feel pastoral, harsh, or something else?
6.Proverbs 3:5–6 is often quoted as a promise that God will guide each specific decision if we trust Him. DeYoung will challenge that reading. Based on the introduction, what alternative interpretation does he seem to be pointing toward?
7.What do you most hope to gain from this study? What question about guidance and God's will would you most like to see answered?
Closing Prayer
Lord, we confess that we have often used the language of 'seeking Your will' as a spiritual-sounding cover for indecision, fear, or the desire to avoid responsibility for our choices. We have waited for signs You never promised, and in doing so, we have sometimes done nothing at all. As we begin this study, quiet the anxiety in us that demands a detailed blueprint before we take a single step. Teach us to trust not just Your guidance, but Your character — that You are sovereign, that You are good, and that You are not frustrated by our confusion. Give us the humility to hear hard things, and the courage to actually do something. Amen.
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