How can I know the will of God?

     The all famous question of 'how to know the will of God' arises in children often even younger then eight years old.  I remember when I was nine years old I had to decide if I would continue to train professionally for competitive gymnastics.  Did God want me to quit?  Would that glorify Him more?  I wish there was more teaching on this within our churches from an extremely young age and on.   Absolutely nobody is excused from this situation, even seniors today are starving to know if they are to turn left or right.
     I listened to a message some time ago by Pastor John Piper, former pastor of Bethlehem Church in Minneapolis.  He gave such a simple answer that I hardly believed it to be possible.  He simple told his congregation to take their bible, go to a location where they would not be easily distracted, and read it for four hours straight.  He instructed them to leave technology behind and to take as few bathroom breaks as possible.  Sounds too easy right?  Wrong!
     The bible above all materials is the most sacred and easy way to decide on the will of the Father.  It is His instruction manual to us, I truly believe it contains every answer to our wandering questions.  No, it does not instruct to marry him or to break up with him but rather it let's us know what the Father's heart is for us.  It reminds us again and again that our first priority must be to Lord God and then to love those around us.  It shows us what this looks like and how to walk it out.  If we are within the commandments of the Word we are within the will of God.  He is not limited by our turning to the left or the right as long as our hearts are centred on Him.  God is not trying to trick us into choosing that which is not His will, rather He simply asks us to glorify Him.  Praise Jesus!