There are two keys to knowing God's will for a given situation:
1. Make sure what you are asking for or considering doing is not forbidden by the Bible.
2. Make sure what you are asking for or considering doing will glorify God and help you grow spiritually.
If these two things are true and God is still not giving you what you are asking, then it is likely not God's will for you to have what you are asking for. Or, you need to wait just a little longer for God to give it to you. God ALWAYS answers our prayers. Sometimes His answer is "yes." Sometimes His answer is "no." But the hardest sometimes is his third answer, and that is "Yes, just not quite yet."
People want God to tell them specifically what to do. Where to work. Where to live. Whom to marry. But God rarely gives people information that direct and specific. He allows us to make those decisions on our own.
"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." ... Romans 12:2
God does not want us to make a decision to sin or resist His will. God wants us to make decisions that are in agreement with His will. So, how do we know what God's will is? If we are walking closely with the Lord and truly desiring His will in our lives, God will place His desires in our hearts. The key is wanting God's will, not our own.
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." ... Psalms 37:4
If the Bible does not speak against it, and it can genuinely benefit you spiritually, then the Bible gives you permission to make decisions and to follow your heart. If you truly seek God's will with a humble spirit and an open mind, He will reveal His will to you!
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