God's Will - umm what is it?

[rosadelima13]

I’m trying to learn about how to live a life of faith, in which I pray and trust in God’s providence, trying to determine which are the best choices to make in daily life based on the eternal hopes of giving glory to God and gaining heaven, but I find that I’m so often WRONG in discerning what God’s will actually is for me!! Hmmm…for example, I might contemplate whether to pursue a new occupation, weigh the pros and cons, considering all aspects, economic factors, how it might affect my spiritual activities,how it might affect my family, etc. Then make a decision, and WHAM! I was wrong - I find that I was WRONG - just when I’m about to follow through on my decision, I find out that it is somehow NOT MEANT to be…or that I AM supposed to take it if I decided not to…
This has happened a lot.
In addition, I have had this “disconnected” experience in other areas, such as when my daughter announced joyfully her engagement after the couple counseled with a priest - I was celebrating and thanking God in front of the Blessed Sacrament - about 3 days later - NOPE the gentleman backed out, it’s over… Well, I guess this is “life” but I need advice on discerning God’s will…

 

[R_C]

How do you know that you were wrong?

Something not feeling right or good or satisfying does not mean it was wrong.

Something that feels great, awesome, satisfying, may be utterly wrong.

God’s will is not something that requires much effort to discern: to love our heavenly Father and to love one another as brothers, for we are all His sons.

All other choices we try to make them in accordance to what our conscience tells us is best.

If we suffer because of someone else’s actions, what mistake did we make? It is because of our freedom that we can fall short of God’s will and hurt each other…and an innocent suffering for this reason resembles Christ more than anyone else.

To struggle too much on what will come next is, in itself, something not fully in accordance with God’s will, for Jesus said:

be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on.

For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things.

Be not therefore solicitous for to morrow; for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

A humble nun who happened to be one of God’s greatest saints once said: “God alone suffices.” Trust in Him, no matter what…He takes care of us, even when we cannot tell, even when the night is so dark that we think the exact opposite.

 

[littleone]

Jesus tells us that the most importaint commandment is “Thou shalt love the lord thy God with all your heart and with all your soul and love thy neighbour also”

Why should we do this…because God is God and God made people to His likeness therefore we are to love man who is made to God’s likeness.

God bless
littleone

 

[CrimsonThorn]

Perhaps God’s will was for you daughter not to get married. Perhaps it may very well be His will that your daughter never gets married, who knows?

God’s will is most often different from our will. Perhaps in that situation you feel it would be “right” that your daughter gets married and has a right to it, but perhaps God does not see it that way. He may have different plans. Or He may not.

I dont think theres a clear cut way to discern what God has in store in the future for us. Whatever happens in our life, is God’s will.

I know that no matter how hard I tried to run away and steer my own life, I found myself always back at square one each and every time. I felt like Jona on the shores of Niniveh (sp?)

Sit back, pray to God, and enjoy the ride.