Knowing God's Will For Your Life

Many times we miss God's will because we desire something so much we let it cloud our minds from being and doing what God wants. Also many get comfortable with where they are hoping that the misfourtune of others will open up a place for them and they can say it's God's will. But neither of these scenarios are correct. Some one else getting the blame or taking a fall when innocent never opens the door for promotion correctly in the spiritual realm.
There are two keys to knowing God's will for a given situation:

(1) Make sure what you are asking for or considering doing is not something the Bible forbids.

(2) Make sure what you are asking for or considering doing will glorify God and help you grow spiritually.

If these two things are true and God still is not giving you what you are asking, then it is likely not God’s will for you to have what you are asking for. Knowing God’s will is sometimes difficult. People want God to tell them specifically what to do, where to work, where to live, whom to marry, etc. God rarely gives people information that direct and specific. God allows us to make choices regarding those things with information that He supplies.
Romans 12:2 tells us, “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.”

The only decision God does not want us to make is the decision to sin or resist His will. God wants us to make choices that are in agreement with His will. So, how do you know what God’s will is for you? If you are walking closely with the Lord and truly desiring His will for your life, God will place His desires on your heart. The key is wanting God’s will, not your own. “Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4).

If the Bible does not speak against it and it can genuinely benefit you spiritually, then the Bible gives you the “permission” to make decisions and to follow your heart. If you truly seek God’s will with a humble spirit and an open mind, He will reveal His will to you.

If your heart is for a specific ministry then ask the Lord to open the right door. It may not be in the place you want or even desire, but to fulfill your calling sometimes you have to take a step of faith. Your comfort zone may be shaken for a little while and even fear may grip your heart because of changes you have to make, but if you've been seeking God's will the door He opens is the door He wants you to walk through.

Don't blame God or people for standing in your way of fulfilling your calling. His will is often different from what your will is. That's why we are to delight ourselves in Him and yeild our all to Him. If we do so and be obedient, He will direct our path and we will be placed where He wants us to be.