Perfect vs. Permissive

I was having a conversation last night with my new friend from Criminology class, Lacrisha. We were discussing the difference between the perfect will and permissive will of God.

I am thingking about getting a patent on the following phrase (not really...you can't trademark the Spirit); the difference between perfect and permissive will is this: following God where He wants you to be versus expecting God to be at work where you choose to take Him.

If I woke up tomorrow and decided to move to Atlanta without any prompting from the Holy Spirit, I could. It may not be where God wants me...but I could. I could also get there and get plugged into an amazing church and be active in ministry. God could truly bless what we were doing there. This would be the permissive will of God.

Ultimately, I want to be in the perfect will of God. I want to be where He wants me...not taking Him where I want to be.

Have a blessed week,