e all face important decisions. These decisions will often have a great impact on us and our families. It may be a question about what job to take, or where to live, or what school to attend, etc. What should we do? Does God offer any help or guidance in making such decisions? We believe the answer is YES! How does God give this guidance? In many ways:How to Know What God Wants Me to Do?
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1) Through
the Word. The vast majority of answers are here. There
are positive commands that tell us what we should do. For
example, Matthew 28:19 instructs us to teach the gospel to
others. You don’t have to 
wonder if God wants you to
speak to your neighbor about salvation. He does, and He
said so! There are also negative commands that tell us
what to avoid. If, for instance, you are praying about
whether or not you should honestly report your income
taxes — save your breath! God has already given that
answer (Eph. 4:25). Don’t be looking for additional
guidance in areas where God has already said “no” or
“yes.”
2) Through prayer. Christians are to be consistent in prayer (1 Thess. 5:17). God promises to answer our prayers. We ought to approach Him with petitions for help with our important decisions (1 Peter 3:12). If you don’t believe this will work, then don’t bother to ask! (James 1:5-7).
3) Through circumstances. In the Old Testament, Joseph suffered a number of awful and unjust things. In the end, he was wise enough to realize that God had used those circumstances to accomplish His will (Gen. 45:7,8). Be careful here - this ‘guidance through circumstances’ is sometimes hard to detect, and some are quick to jump to false conclusions.
4) Through the counsel of others. The many commands that urge us to exhort and encourage our fellow Christians (Heb. 3:13, Gal. 6:2) demonstrate that God intends for us to help one another with the difficult things in our lives. - by Greg Gwinn -