God's will be done

Well, I'm new to this whole blogging thing, although I am familiar with rambling.  Hopefully, either a.) I don't ramble in my posts or b.) my rambling makes sense and you can make sense of it.

Well, as the title of this post suggests, I'll be writing about God's will this time around. A few days ago I was speaking with someone I know about how she discerned His will.  She told me that she does what she thinks is right and prays that she is stopped somehow if it's not His will.  I operate somewhat differently, as I'm a different person and it makes sense to me to do so.  The way I go about it, when I remember or am convicted to do so, is when I'm faced with decisions, I pray for at least a nudge in the direction He wants me to go.  In a way, it's like I'm trying to use a map to plan out my trip, while this person gets in her car and programs the destination into a GPS.  My way works sometimes and apparently her way works enough for her to continue using it.

My problem is that I hear silence and I feel like I'm left up in the air.  Now, it could be said that both ways are acceptable to God and that's why I don't hear Him; however, I'm not sure that's the case.  I think my temporary solution will be to use both methods, since it makes sense to both use a map and plug the destination into the GPS.  This way I have the ability to plan out my goal but also have the ability to change my way if it's the wrong path or there's a detour.  Maybe that'll be even more effective and I'll have a deeper understanding of God's will, at least for me.