We can easily miss God's will for our lives. One way is to not spend time in scripture studying the Word.
Too often, people are familiar with common phrases they assume of scripturally true. For instance, have you heard the saying, 'Money is the root of all evil' or 'God helps those that help themselves'? As for the one on money, it is incomplete as quoted. The actual scripture says, "the love of money is the root of all evil" There is a huge difference!
With the second one, well, it's not in the Bible at all. So, you see how easy it is to get off track of what God's word actually says if you don't read it with an eye for detail. It is dicernment and Holy Spirit revelation that comes from ongoing study, not just the reading that brings understanding and comprehension. There are entire denominations that have taken a part or piece of scripture and made it doctrine. When that happens, the focus is taken off how the scripture is used in context and a light is shined on just the parts people like.
Ask God to give you revelation when you read the Bible, to clarify in your mind what He wants you to get. Understand that as we grow in Christ and knowledge of Scripture, we will be shown more and more. Jesus spoke in parables so the disciples and people could understand what He was talking about. Still, it took His death, resurrection and physical manifestation in front of them before the disciples had any comprehension of His divine nature.
We are no wiser than they. We need to have things spelled out for us and the Holy Spirit in us helps that process along. Still, we have to do our part and stay in the Word; praying that God will give us wisdom and enlightenment so we can better discern His will for our lives.
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