Soul Sister Time

               I’ve always been intrigued by the way Paul describes God and His will in Romans 12:2. Paul writes: Do not conform 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 .  Other versions describe God’s will in the three ways using the words, good, acceptable and perfect.  I’ve often wondered why God’s will would be described in these three different ways.                I see them now as a progression of deeper connection to God.  First we must come to believe that God’s will is good.  The world defines God’s will as unprogressive.  We are seeing this reality even within the church.  It is not God’s will for us to have sexual relations before marriage.  Yet It is less com...

            God’s ways are above our ways.  Unless we understand that part, we will never know when we are living out His will for our lives.  Not that I am ever absolutely certain that I am doing God’s will, but I have become comfortable with doing the best I can to follow the direction I think God is showing me.  He is, after all, so far above me that I doubt I will ever absolutely know His will.             What I do know is that I want to live my life in the center of God’s will.  I don’t always do that, but it is the utmost goal of my life.  Anything else is a waste of time.  I want my life to matter, so the best way to live a life that matters is to figure out what God wills for my life and do what He shows me.  The problem is in knowing God’s will.  There is one part that is vital to knowing God’s will. Paul told us in Roman...