Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
Week 4: Chapter 3 — What God Wills
Read Chapter 3 of Just Do Something. Key passages to consider: 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 5:16–18; Ephesians 5:17; Micah 6:8.
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This is the theological heart of the book — DeYoung carefully unpacks what Scripture actually says God's will is for our lives, and the answer is both simpler and more demanding than a personalized divine blueprint.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.DeYoung explains that when the New Testament uses the phrase 'the will of God,' it almost always refers to God's moral will — specific commands and character qualities He calls every believer to — rather than an individual blueprint. Which specific passages does he point to, and how does that realization land for you?
2.1 Thessalonians 4:3 says plainly, 'This is the will of God: your sanctification.' DeYoung takes this kind of statement seriously. If sanctification is God's stated will for your life, what does that imply about where most of your spiritual energy should be going?
a.How much time do you spend seeking God's will about which city to live in compared to how much time you spend pursuing holiness and love for others?
b.What would it look like to reorient your priorities in light of these explicit biblical statements?
3.DeYoung also points to 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 — 'Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God.' How do these commands reframe what it means to be 'in God's will'?
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