Does God want us to know His will?

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Does God want us to know his will? Growing up, I always wondered who's going to be my soulmate, what college should I go to, what job should I take? And although I prayed for a sign, I don't feel I ever got one. So, does God want us to know his will? Well, I found this verse in the Bible that says, "Do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is." Okay, so it is possible. But, what is God's will? Well, if we go back earlier in that chapter, we get some direction. For you were once darkness, and that's how I used to feel in the dark, which direction should I go? But now, you are in light in the Lord. Which once we accept the salvations of Jesus to cover our sins, we are in the light of the Lord. So, live as children of light and find out what pleases the Lord. It makes me think, have you ever bought somebody a gift? And before opening it, they start guessing what it is. Is it a cat? Is it a dog? Is it what I asked for? And then we're just like, "Could you open it and find out?" And I wonder if that's the perspective we're to understand here. Understand what pleases God by living God's way. So, what is God's way? Well, Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Okay, so Jesus is teaching us God's way. But, what if my specific question about God's will isn't taught by Jesus? Well, Jesus says, "If you love me, keep my commands, and I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever, the Spirit of truth." So, when we accept Jesus, we are given a helper, the Holy Spirit, to help us make those decisions. But, remember Jesus says we need to follow his commands. So, the things that are in God's will are going to align with us following his commands. So, we can start with his specific teachings, but we can remember that all scripture is God-breathed. The Bible also says, "Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves, do what it says." So, to understand God's will, we can read the words of God. Then, we're asked to do God's will by applying the word of God. But, how do we practically know if this is the thing that God wants me to do? Well, I think I found the Bible's answer for that. "Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God." Remember, living God's way. "This is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the patterns of this world." Remember, before Jesus, we just did what everybody else is doing. "But, be transformed by the renewing of your mind." By reading the word of God and applying it. Then, you will be able to test and approve what God's will is, His good, pleasing, and perfect will. But, which way am I supposed to go? I have found that looking at options, I pray about it, but then also consider which of these options will help me apply God's word even more because that is what pleases the Lord, not so much the option we choose, but the way that we'll live as we pursue it. Let me know how I can be praying for you today, friends. God bless.