god's will

Kevin DeYoung on God's will ...

• that we live holy, set-apart lives (1 Thess 4.3)
• that we always rejoice, pray, and give thanks (1 Thess 5.16-18)
• that we know God's will so that we can bear fruit and know Him better (Col 1.9)
• that we be full of the Holy Spirit (Eph 5.17-21)

Quoting Gerald Sittser in The Will of God as a Way of Life:

And what is that will [of God}? Is it some specific, secret plan God has for us and wants us to spend days, weeks, even years discovering? Not at all. Rather it consists of a sober life, living in the power of the Holy Spirit, and offering praise and gratitude to God for his goodness. Paul's main concern is about how believers conduct themselves in ordinary life.

DeYoung again:

Simply put, God's will is your growth in Christlikeness. God promises to work all things together for our good that we might be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom 8.28-29).