The Will of God

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him." 1 John 5:14-15

I've been struggling with these two verses today as I came accross them during my devotions. I'm struggling with them because I'm desperately trying to discover or realize what God's will is so that I can pray accordingly. I long to pray according to his will so that I can do what He wants of me. If we can know that God hears us when we pray according to His will then that is the prayer that I want to pray. Unfortunately, at this exact moment, I have no idea what His will is. It's a frustrating place to be. Have we(I) made God's "will" so hard to discern? Is his will simply to love him and others? Does his will expand beyond that into what we do, where we go etc.? I tend to believe it does. I believe that it matters where we go, what we do and who we minister to. I think those all fall within God's will for our lives, but what do we do when we don't know God's will in those areas of our lives. I have heard from several of you readers who feel the same. We know that God has called us to more, but what is that "more" that He's called us to? Is it more love, more prayer, more service, more worship etc.? We can all live with the guilt of "I could do more" in each of those areas, as well as, in most aspects of our lives. "I should exercise more, watch less tv, etc", but when do we get to a place of, dare I say, contentment, of doing what God has called us to? Contentment has become a bad word, but if we use it in the realm of content in Christ, secure in His prescence, centered in His will, then I think it's ok. I want to be content in knowing that I'm following God's will with my life. Not content that I've done enough, but content knowing that I'm doing what He wants. Phillipians 4:11-12 mentions contentment and that Paul has learned to be content in all situations. Paul, I think discovered that contentment of doing God's will with His life in all his situations. I think it had to do with his purpose. I guess that's what I'm trying to figure out today. What is my purpose today and how does that relate to God's will for my life. How can I find that place of rest, knowing that I'm doing what God wants me to do. Well, if you think about it today, be praying for me(us) as we continue to try and discover God's will for our lives. We'll try and do the same for you.
Blessings!