Tim Maas Supporter Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Ways that I have found useful are:

1) praying for God's direction or guidance, including an indication of willingness on my part to abide by it, and also to do whatever I can or must do to effectuate it;

2) applying the principles or commands found in the Bible (which God would not violate) to the situation or decision;

3) discussing the situation with a fellow Christian whom I respect and trust; and

4) paying attention to the way in which God may be speaking to me (with regard to either taking or avoiding a particular course of action) through events, or through the actions of other people, while avoiding any request for a specific sign from Him (Deuteronomy 6:16), but allowing Him to answer in the time and manner of His choosing.

November 03 2018 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

Grant Abbott Supporter Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Before we come to faith in Jesus (become a Christian) our will has been moulded and shaped by two influences: 1) the sinful desires of our flesh flowing out of our sinful nature, 2) the wicked desires of our culture flowing out of a world controlled by Satan. Every expression of our sinful nature and the culture of this world is opposed to the will of God.

When we come to faith in Jesus everything changes. Our sinful nature is crucified with Christ. We receive the gift of the Holy Spirit who breathes life into our dead spirits. As we surrender to the Lordship of Jesus, the Holy Spirit begins to mould and shape the character of Christ within us.

But this process of transformation is a spiritual battle. The patterns of sinful behaviour we learned before salvation are very hard to break. We want “my will” to be done not God’s will. The culture of our world exerts a powerful control over us, in many subtle ways like a brainwashing, that we don’t even realize is happening. So how do we win this battle? How do we know that when we exercise our will (make choices in life) that our decisions are aligned with God’s will?

The apostle Paul gives us the answer in Romans 12:2: “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.”

We renew our minds by doing two things: 1) discovering the will of God revealed in his Word, the bible, and 2) putting the principles from God’s word into practice through the choices we make every day. The Holy Spirit is our resident teacher. As we read, study, meditate, and memorize the words of the bible He changes the way we think. Each day as we surrender to Jesus as the leader of our life, he takes us through training and equipping exercises (like a spiritual boot camp) that teach us how to apply the principles of the bible (God’s will) to our daily lives. 

Whenever we don’t understand what the bible says or what is happening in our lives all we have to do is pray. As the apostle James says “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (James 1:5). The Holy Spirit is the wisdom of God.

I have learned that God will reveal his will to me in 5 different ways (using the letters CS for ease of remembering) and in the following order of importance.
1. Commanding Scripture
Much of God’s will is clearly revealed in the words of the bible
2. Compelling Spirit
The Spirit may give us dreams or visions or put thoughts in our minds
3. Counsel of the Saints
God may speak through our Pastor or mature Christian friend
4. Common Sense
God has given us amazing natural intelligence to reason out God’s will
5. Circumstantial Signs
God may open a door for an opportunity or put up a roadblock if we get off track 

God wants us to know his will and walk in it. Then we will experience the abundantly fulfilling and deeply satisfying life that Jesus promised. All we have to do is: “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.”

November 05 2018 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

ainsley chalmers Supporter Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

God has created in us a wonderful brain and He expects us to use it. Our decisions should be in accord with God's laws and we should commit and trust God in all our decision making. We may make the wrong decision but if we have asked God to help then He may make right our unwise decisions. And maybe sometimes we may have to learn from our unwise decisions and take the consequences of them. So whatever happens praise God in whatever circumstances because we have within us the most important gift, namely our relationship with Jesus Christ our Almighty God.

April 20 2019 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

andrew kameya Supporter

Both answers before this are very good. Neither addresses "my will."

This question is a trap by beginning with "my will." If you have died to yourself, you have no will - only His will.

I recently read a little bit of "The Calling" by Oz Guinness.A simple question (for simple problems) is: Is your will serving someone, not yourself? If the answer is yes, go for it. If the question is more complicated, see above answers.

Good luck and God Bless,


If the answer is yes,

April 21 2019 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report