If I am struggling to find God's will in some area, it is because He wants me to search harder for it. The struggle to know will result in a deeper assurance that this is it once I do find it.
Proverbs 2:3-7 ~ "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly."
Proverbs 3:5-7 ~ "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil."
Psalm 37:3-4 ~ "Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."
To trust in the Lord. To delight in the Lord. To commit my life to Him. To acknowledge His control. To pray for the filling of "the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Col. 1:9). Literally, to do all these things I must cry out to Him and lift myself up to Him. I can do nothing. He can and will do everything.
If my desire is for Him to use my life, I must no longer look at any aspect of my life as my own. What am I keeping for myself? (Gal. 6:8)
The Book answer was what I ended up with after all...
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and ALL these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33 : )
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