The will of God in this passage does not refer to the way God ordains things, but to the way God commands us to live. Walking in the will of God for the apostle John is the opposite of worldliness. Doing the will of God means we say no to the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and out pride in possessions (1 John 2:15-17).
The will of God, as His will of desire, means that we do what is pleasing in His sight (Hebrews 13:20-21).
Again, we see the will of God is shorthand for obedience to God''s commands and walking in His ways-this time from the lips of Christ Himself (Matthew 7:21).
This is the closest we come to finding the will of decree and will of desire side by side in the same verse. God has secret things known only to Him (His inscrutable purposes and sovereign will), but He also has revealed things that we are meant to know and obey (His commands and His Word) (Deuteronomy 29:29).
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