Hi Joe, I see you are still pretty new around here, so first off, welcome to CChat
As for knowing the will of God for your life, I believe that is normally found in our ongoing/growing relationship with Him. He talks to us through His word, and we respond back to Him in prayer.
Ligonier Ministries (the teaching fellowship of Dr. R. C. Sproul) has just made a short, 2-part series about the will of God available online for free. I believe it may be a good place for you to start, because not only does Dr. Sproul give you instruction and practical advice about finding God's will, he'll also tell you what ~not~ to do too, and why.
Here is the link to the series (the lectures are less than 1/2 hour each as they were originally made for his radio broadcast program called,
Renewing Your Mind).
Finally, here is some Scripture for you to consider.
"This is the will of God, your sanctification......" .. 1 Thessalonians 4:3
"Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth" .. John 17:17
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect" .. Romans 12:2
Psalm 1
1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Joshua 1
8 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
God bless you! (
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)
~Deut
Psalm 37
4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.