The Lord directs our hearts in all things (2 Thessalonians 3:5). When we maintain a close ongoing relationship with him we are able to seek wisdom from him, and the result is joy and contentment in our lives.

Too often, however, we are not obedient to the clear will of God. For example, we have said that sexual sin is not a part of God's general will. Wisdom is against illicit sexual relationships for a number of reasons on a personal level. Yet, there are circumstances which arise which lead us to ignore this information and somehow we think we're justified in it. But the reality is, we have been plainly disobedient to Jesus by ignoring his general will and by ignoring the wisdom which cascades from it. This disobedience is called "sin."

Knowing the will of God is not enough. We must act on it. Jesus said, "Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it" (Luke 11:28).