How to Know if its God's Will?

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I am discerning a lot right now, a long with my fiancé. Sometimes we don’t agree with everything, one thinks something is God’s will the other thinks something else is God’s will. How do I know or discern who is right when it comes to what he wants for us?
 
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In case of fiancés I think the emphasis is on guiding yourselves together using the “Song of Love” from Saint Paul together with a good analyses of passions and emotions. Moral law can help of course.

I wouldn’t consider “discernment (of the Spirits)” -Ignatian Spirituality- to be paramount because the concept integrates too many factors and realistically the future spouses might be better served with a simpler and practical approach at how they manage communication and feelings both individually and together (searching simple internet articles on communicating with your partner can yield better ideas and results.)

If anything the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Charity, Peace, Joy) are the indicators to pursuit, marriage is also about yielding and not letting suffering we may encounter overshadow love.
 
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@cbirtell , as @Tis_Bearself has said , discernment is a key part of Ignatian Spirituality .

In it there is what is called “the Examen” .

St Ignatius insisted on it for the Jesuits . Once a Jesuit, who was very busy with a certain project , asked St Ignatius if he could be excused doing certain things until the project was completed . Ignatius replied , “Yes you may . But do not leave out the Examen .”

If you go to YouTube and type in “The Ignatian Examen” you will find many short videos about it . This is just one of them .

 
Pray and ask for God to grant you the ability to discern and the humility to obey. That is what I do.
 
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