Is this the right house to buy?
Is this the right school for my kids?
Should I take this job?
Are we at the right church?

There is no end to the questions we can ask about what to do!

We hear people talk about doing God’s will, but what is that? The Bible doesn’t tell us which neighborhood to live in, whether or not to move, who to marry, or which doctor would be the best.

We want to do what God wants, but how do we know what that is?

Before we explore the “how” part, let’s talk about a few really important truths.

1. God wants us to seek and know Him.
The main thing to remember is that God wants to be in fellowship with us. He enjoys our conversations with Him, delights in us, reveals Himself as we seek Him, and has a
good plan for us already in place (Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:8-9). We can always trust His love and goodness toward us no matter how many times we ask the same question, wonder what He’s doing, or run ahead of Him. He is interested much more in our journey with Him than the earthly outcomes (Hebrews 12:1-2).

2. God wants us to flourish.
God never does anything to harm us. His actions are always and ultimately for our good (Romans 8:28). That doesn’t mean bad or hurtful things won’t happen, but it
means He is constantly working those things out for our benefit. Even if He has to lovingly discipline us, He does it in ways that reveal His character and draw us closer
to Himself (Hebrews 12:6). Even if we suffer tremendously, He has rich spiritual rewards for us in the experience that we won’t regret receiving in the long run (Philippians 3:10).

3. God’s will is not science.
God is relational. He’s not a formula. He can’t be calculated and expected to “perform” to our expectations. He invites us into a relationship of awe and wonder (Jeremiah
33:3, Ephesians 3:20). He wants us to experience Him! Sometimes that means an obvious, immediate answer isn’t coming. Sometimes He wants us to walk with Him in
the question for a while. Sometimes He asks us to trust Him and make a decision. He actually lets us know He has secrets, but He tells us everything we need to know (Deuteronomy 29:29).

Armed with these truths, we are ready to discover “how” we can know God’s will.