Testing God's Will

“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will.”  Romans 12:2

Do you ever wonder what God’s will is for your life?  What the big picture is supposed to be for you? There are times that finding the will of God is a bit confusing to uncover.  But this passage offers a lot of sound wisdom about how to go about deciphering His will.

First, we must come apart from the rest of the world and its pattern.  We cannot think like the world, talk like the world, act like the world or go about things as the world does.  Rather, we have to allow the Word of God to so richly dwell within us, that our minds are transformed and renewed.  That means the mind begins to think and operate like the spirit man, rather than being carnal.  Thinking with the mind of the Spirit allows us so much more potential to understand God’s will and ways than trying to decode it all through our own intellect and reason.

Renewing our minds with the Bible takes more than a casual reading.  It requires study, meditation and personal application.  But the more time we spend in the Word, the more it changes us and we become like it.  Once our spiritual man is in tune with the things of the Spirit and is operating on His wavelength, we can perceive what actions God would have us to take and how we are to proceed.  Knowing the Bible allows us to test and approve God’s will. It helps us to find what He sees as good, pleasing and perfect.

I encourage you today as you face the various life issues before you, do not try to do it in your own power.  Rather, come aside; study what the Bible says about the matter.  Allow His words to change you.  Then you will know what you are to do.  Then you can be assured of pleasing Him and following His destiny for you.

Dear God, help me to be set apart from the things of this world.  Help my mind to be changed and transformed in accordance with your Word. Show me your will and guide me in the right path, for Your Name’s sake.  Amen.

Sherri