How to Know God's Will

Romans 12:1-2, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
I am often asked how can we know what God’s will is and how can I know what he wants me to do.
When we seek guidance from the Lord how often do we put stipulations on it? How many times do we say ok Lord I will follow you but just don’t lead me here or ask me to do that? If we do that are we truly following God’s will or ours?
God created each of us for a specific put pose. It is His will that we succeed and fulfill that purpose. The problem comes when we forget to follow where He leads, when we put our logic in place of His leadership. Or when we jump to conclusions about where God would have us to be useful. Are we lead by emotion or by the Holy Spirit? Not everyone is called to preach but everyone can minister. Not everyone is called to sing but all can praise Him. “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.” Romans 12: 3-5
If we are where God would have us to be He will make sure we have what we need to accomplish His will and plan. It is very possible the reason many Christians stay in a state of confusion about what God’s will is for their life is because they will not accept what the Lord would have them to do. It is not that the message God is sending is not clear it is just that many just don’t want to accept it. It does not meet what they feel they are supposed to do. Satan has a field day when Christians begin to feel this way for it is then he knows just how to keep them defeated and out of service.
If Paul had thought for one moment on that dusty road to Damascus that he would soon be hated, beaten and thrown in jail do you think he would have said, “What will you have me to do?” It is doubtful. Instead he looked to Jesus and though he was blind and his pride was shattered his reputation marching before him he followed where he was lead.
Maybe we need to put pride away, forget personal acclaim and put Romans 12:1-2 into practice.