Something that's been very common for me to pray about when in my prayer closet is my future husband. Since I currently have no prospects, I'm just so curious about him all of the time.

I often wonder things about him- is he loud or more laid back? Does he have a thing for girls with curly hair? What kind of things make his eyes light up? And most importantly- when will I know that it's him?

I had gotten to this point where I was constantly asking God, "Who am I going to marry?", and I was coming out of my prayer time almost discouraged because I wasn't receiving some divine revelation about my future from God.

Then one day while praying, I felt like God shifted my focus a bit. He said to me, "Stop asking me who you'll marry, and start asking me what you need to do." Many times when I feel like God is speaking to me, He often says something that takes a bit of dissecting or thinking for me to understand. This wasn't one of those times.

Almost immediately, I understood. God showed me that I had been asking the wrong questions. Instead of tormenting myself by questioning if every passerby could possibly be the one, God challenged me to simply ask Him about what steps to take next.

I needed a perspective change. If I'm following God with all that I am, I'm in His will. If His will includes me having a spouse (it does), then all I have to do to get to my spouse one day is follow Him with all that I am.

I encourage you to do the same thing. Instead of asking God to openly hand you a piece of your future which is already in His will, ask Him what He wants you to do this year, this week, today. Make a daily habit of asking the Holy Spirit to direct your paths, and they'll lead you to the places you've only dreamt of treading.