Discovering God's Will

Come, sit, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in the comfort of the Lord:  "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice."  Ephesians  4:31

              "Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."
                                                                                                                 Ephesians  5:17

     Before we can address the questions we have about God's specific will, we must look at how we are leading our lives in light of His revealed will.  Take God's command that we walk in love.  If, after a tough day, I snap at my family and take out my frustration on them in a hateful way, I'm obviously not living in God's will.

    If I'm not obeying the revealed will of God, it isn't likely that I will receive further instruction on the specific choices I face in my life.  That would be like asking for directions when I hold a road map in my hands
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     Once we've made a concentrated effort to know and follow God's revealed will, we can ask for His direction on the specifics in our life - those forks in the road.  Fortunately, we can relax a little on knowing God's specific will for one simple reason - one many of us overlook.  Discerning God's specific will is not a mystery game where He's trying to hold something back from us.  Often we feel we must go through layers and layers, all the time wondering,  "Will God really let me know about this?" when all along God is saying, "I'll show you."  He is a God who loves us and wants us to find His will.  We just need to have an open heart to His leading.