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
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Welt (southern slang for, well ex. “Well, I don’t know.”), just before the new year I posted every one of my 2 resolutions that I was making for this year.
1. Build my relationship with God. Try to determine if everything I am doing is his will. What is his will?….
I figured it out.
I have figured out something major about God’s Will for me.
I’m assuming you would like to know, right?
Well, hang on. It’s so simple, I want to make you wait just a bit for it. Maybe in the build up you can also determine what God’s will for your life is as well. I will give you a bit of a hint. I am fairly confident that his will for me is the same as it is for you.
I know, I know. It hasn’t been that long since I started searching. How can I make such a statement? Well, for one, it’s my blog . 
I’ve done a lot of praying. A lot of soul searching. A lot of reading. I’ve read 2 books and several articles on the Internet before I made this shocking discovery.
God’s will for me can not be summed up in one word, one sentence, or one paragraph. God’s will for me and you is a culmination of many things.
The most important one? Strive to be more like Jesus daily.
When I first made the resolution, I must have been thinking that God’s will was something that a finger could be put on. Like, “God’s will for me is to change my eye color,” or “God’s will for me is to join a cult and make Kool-Aid.” (no, not you Kool Aid) Then, when I could put my finger on it, I could pursue it.
But it’s not that simple. It’s so much more.
It’s more than having a good life. It’s more than even becoming a counselor. It’s more than anything I can put into words. There are no words to describe it because those words do not exist yet.
It’s something that I have to search for daily. It’s something new that I find daily. It is something I have not yet seen.
It can be found in the books Genesis through Revelations.
Guess I drove that point into the ground. Sorry. As I have more on my discoveries, I will be posting them.
What do you think? Am I way off? Can it be summed up?
Because of HIM
SC
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8 Comments
I’ve always tried to sum it up thus: Learn God’s will, then do God’s will. It’s worked for me fairly well, and I think it fits nicely into what you’re saying too–after all, God’s will is one of those things not defined the same for each individual.
Hi Scott,
I think you’re right on base with this one! Being more like Jesus, what a great way to live our lives!
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@Ryan – It’s a great fit actually!
@Lance – Not perfect in any way, but I gotta tell ya, It sure is a blast trying even though failure often occurs.
You know Scott…giving your life 100% and striving to be the best that you can be is all that God does ask of each of us. Genesis through Revelations gives us a launching pad to do this. The rest is up to us!
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@Cricket – It’s that last part of your comment that gets the lot of us…”The rest is up to us” and that does not include rest.
Hey Scott, ‘Strive to be more like Jesus daily’. It’s so simple, but challenging none the less. I genuinely mean this when I say, thanks for the reminder. I REALLY needed it!
God bless, Eric.
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@Eric – very challenging, and your very much welcome! Thanks for stopping by, Eric!