2 Ways to Find and Do God's Will for You

There is nothing better or greater than the will of God for your life.  Nothing.  Absolutely nothing.  It's God's will for you to do His will, so any and every attempt or prayer towards that end will get and keep God's attention, guaranteeing a response from Him on your behalf, for today and for your future.  Here are 2 scriptural ways to find and do God's will for your life.

1. Set yourself apart to God.
"For this is the will of God, your sanctification..."
First Thessalonians 4:3a

If you know nothing else, you know God wants you to be set apart for Him alone.  This has been the case for all of God's people from Noah.  Abraham, Isaac, and Israel were set apart for God, a holy nation.  And believers in Christ are called to be saints, according to Paul.  If you believe in the Lord, you know already that God's will is for you to be set apart.  You are to "present your body to God as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,"  according to Paul.  In doing this, you know without doubt you are doing God's will right now, and you have the promise of Paul that you will be able to "prove what the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God" is.  (See Romans 12:1-2)

If you set yourself apart to God, you will be doing God's will, and God will reveal His will.

2. Always rejoice, pray, or give thanks.
Rejoice always,  pray continually,  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
First Thessalonians 5:15-18

It is always God's will for you to do one of these three things, depending on your situation. Of course, you rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, according to Paul's words to the Corinthians.  And James said those who are happy should sing psalms, while those who suffer should pray.  Paul said if you are anxious, pray, giving thanks to God, and making your requests known.  In other words, depending on what is happening with you or to you, you can know that it's God's will for you to do one of three things:  rejoice, pray, or give thanks.  In doing one of these three things, you are doing God's will, and God will reveal His will.

In other words, you cannot know God's will for your immediate or distant future if you are not doing God's will at the present moment.

• Set yourself apart.
• Rejoice, pray, and or give thanks.

These things are always God's will for you.
If you do them, you will always know God's will.