The only answer I can give is to follow the Holy Spirit and read the Bible over and over until it all comes together.
The proverbial "IT"...
Smile. I agree with your comments, Context is important indeed! And yet we are not the masters of it's inference.The Holy Spirit is a result of our right relationship to God that does guide us, but we must always keep the horse before the cart. God must transform us, we are not at liberty to transform His Truths. We need to guard our hearts and minds, against the subtle nuances of Satan's backdoor attacks, not to sin us up, but to Spiritualize us (in a manner begetting an angel of light) away from the Fathers care thru masquerading the right for us to be our own gods in relationship to God. But, we will never be a God! And we will always be the Fruit of Spiritual Authority. God gifts us with Christ-likeness, thru being born again, the alternative is death.
At first you may see clearly what God's will is -- the severance of a friendship, the breaking off of a business relationship, or something else you feel is distinctly God's will for you to do. But God's Word shows me that I am never to act on the impulse of that feeling. If I did I would cause difficult situations to arise which would take years to untangle. I must wait for God's timing and He will do it without any heartache or disappointment. When it is the question of the providential will of God, I must wait for God to move.
"Lord, why can I not follow You now?" John 13:37. Peter did not wait for God. He predicted
in his own mind where the test would come, and it came where he did not expect it. "I will lay down my life for Your sake." Peter's statement was honest but ignorant. "Jesus answered him, '....the rooster shall not crow 'till you have denied Me three times'" John 13:38. This was said with a deeper knowledge of Peter than Peter had of himself. He could not follow Jesus because he did not know himself or his own capabilities well enough. Natural devotion may be enough to attract us to Jesus, to make us feel His irresistible charm, but it will never make us disciples.
Natural devotion will deny Jesus, always falling short of what it means to truly follow Him.