How do I know what God wants me to do?

The last couple hundred years, maybe more, it seems a different perspective has become pervasive across Christendom, that we are put here on this earth for the purpose of doing God's plans for him, (to put it a little crassly). Truth is, it works out to the same thing the Pharisees were doing and that people from the beginning do, as though there was some level of obedience that was good enough, and worse, that figuring out what God wants (plans, etc) is our job to figure out, and that he can't do it without our cooperation.

We are here (both now and in the afterlife) as the Bride of Christ. We are what he is making, if you get what I'm saying. It is not ours to figure out what he wants —that becomes akin to divination. Thank God for prayer, where in spite of the direction our thinking intended he talks to us anyway. WE ARE HERE TO GET TO KNOW HIM. And no, not that we need not be obedient and listen to him. He loves it when we talk with him. But steer clear of methods of divining God's will.

You needn't stop praying about anything, unless your praying is demanding he treat you according to your understanding.

Hello @Jaedan, here are some things to consider, a two-part teaching series by Dr. R C Sproul (each lecture is around 20 min), which includes a lot about what NOT to do when seeking to know God's will.


Then second, a sermon about finding God's will for your life from Dr. John MacArthur.


All three are interesting, useful, and free

God bless you!!

--David
p.s. - finally, here's a short quote from theologian/pastor Dr. Sinclair Ferguson that has been very helpful to me (whenever I remember and/or decide to follow it, that is), especially when I have two or more possibilities/directions before me to choose from.