Certainty of the will of God

Great quote from my Systematic Theology textbook by Wayne Grudem - from the footnotes on pg. 128 in the chapter entitled "The Sufficiency of Scripture":

"Because people from all kinds of Christian traditions have made serious mistakes when they felt confident that God was 'leading them' to make a particular decision, it is important to remember that, except where an explicit text of Scripture applies directly to a situation, we can never have 100 percent certainty in this life that we know what God's will is in a situation. We can only have varying degrees of confidence in different situations. Though our ability to discern God's will should increase as we grown in Christian maturity, we will inevitably make some mistakes. In this regard, I have found helpful a sentence from Edmund Clowney: 'The degree of certainty we have with regard to God's will in a situation is directly proportional to the degree of clarity we have as to how the Word of God applies to the situation'...[emphasis mine].

This made a lot of sense when I read it, and is extremely helpful in my current decision making. If we are followers of Christ, let's be the most diligent in seeking to know the living truth of God's unchanging Word and allow it to shape and direct our lives. Isn't it great to know that we are not just aimless wanderers in this universe making aimless choices, alone and unguided? I need to stop living like this sometimes - so, let's get to really living by the light of God's Word!