Ooooh - good topic, Rez.
Well, I know that for me, I can tell when I am in god's will. Things just seem to FLOW, ya know? Little things and big things just seem to go right. I feel happy and serene. When I am in my will, I encounter obstacle after obstacle. I get stuck in traffic, lose my keys, say the wrong thing to someone. I feel irritable and discontent.
And the difference, again for me, is when I pray for guidance. When I let go of results and expectations. When I am in acceptance. Then things all go better for me and I feel better. That's when I am in god's will.
Now that I have experienced being in god's will, I wish I could just STAY there. Unfortunately, I keeping taking my will back and going through the cycles. I think that's part of the growth, though. Progress not perfection as they say, right?