What does God want me to do with my life? I have heard this question a lot, and it’s a good question to ask. God has a perfect plan for all of us, and thankfully it doesn’t have to be a mystery. Jesus said in John 15:15 that if we are His friends, He will make known what the Father has spoken. In other words, He reveals the plans of God to His friends.

So how do we know we are Gods friends? Jesus defines it for us in John 15:14. We are His friends if we keep His commandments.

Now by this, we know that we know Him if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
– 1st John 2:3-5

1st John lays it out pretty clear. We know that we love Him if we keep His commandments. Jesus further says in John 14:15-18 that if we love Him, we keep His commandments. So to show I love God, I have to do everything right and live my life super strictly? Absolutely not!

If you read on in John 14:15-18 Jesus said I will send you a Helper (the Holy Spirit). If we try and keep Gods commandments ourselves, we will fail every time. That’s part of the reason why God sent His Holy Spirit. The Holy Ghost leads and guides us into all truth (John 16:13). God’s Word when revealed to us by the Holy Spirit continually transforms our lives and moves us from faith to faith and glory to glory.

Romans 12:1-2 says that we can prove what the good and acceptable will of God is when our minds are renewed in the Word. We cannot do anything with eternal value apart from our relationship with Christ. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23 that people will come to Him boasting many good works healing the sick, casting out of devils, but He will tell them to depart from Him. Not because they were workers of iniquity, but because He never knew them. When we don’t do the first thing, God commanded (to love Him) our life will aways produce lawlessness.

This is a HUGE thing many people miss. We don’t “check-in” with God from time to time. He is our life! By Him we live, move and have our being. Our works no matter how good they may seem, mean nothing if we are doing them apart from Him.

So when asking God what He wants for your life, start with the first thing He commanded. Ask God to give you a love for the truth. Thank Him for His Holy Spirit working in your life. He will give you the steps you need to take for your life to glorify Him.