In this free little book, I give advice about how to decide what to do:

Naselli, Andrew David. God’s Will and Making Decisions. Field Guides. Kingsburg, CA: The Mentoring Project, 2025.

• Free PDF
• Free Spanish PDF
• Free audiobook (at the top of this page)

After disagreeing with what I call “the subjective view” of finding God’s will, I propose four diagnostic questions as a set of principles to help you decide what to do:

1. Holy Desire: What do you want to do?
2. Open Door: What opportunities are open or closed?
3. Wise Counsel: What do wise people who know you well and know the situation well advise you to do?
4. Biblical Wisdom: What do you think you should do based on Bible-saturated wisdom?

Then I give five closing exhortations:

1. Don’t be anxious. Trust God.
2. Don’t be sulky. Be holy and happy.
3. Don’t be inflexible. Be willing to adjust your plans.
4. Don’t overthink past decisions. Strain forward to what lies ahead.
5. Don’t be cowardly. Be courageous.

Related: “God’s Will and Decision-Making” (August 15, 2012)