Romans 12:1-2 talks about giving ourselves to God and focusing our attention on God and our sacrifice of ourselves. Verse 2 is a well-known command that reminds us not to be concerned about this world but rather be more concerned about our spiritual transformation that comes when we “renew” our minds or change the way we think about God and the world and our priorities.
What I want to leave you with today is what comes after that phrase. Verse 2 says, “Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” I am thinking again of God’s will. I wrote a little about it here. As I ponder on what it means to “know God’s will for my life” I am confident that rather than God’s will being a concrete fact I need to find, it is more of a process of growth, experience and understanding.
This verse says that we will be able to realize God’s will as we are transformed – a process. Be confident today that God has a plan and our mission in life should be to live in that plan. And understand that as we grow in our relationship with God, our understanding of God’s will becomes increasingly more clear.
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind and never forget that very transformation is the largest part of God’s plan!
Clay in the Hands 
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