The Will of God

"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."

Figuring out the will of God is like trying to solve a Rubik's cube. On a rare rare rare occasion you get all the colors on the right sides, but most of the time you're sitting there for hours thinking, what the hell. You thought God called you here and you want to be there...you thought God said take that job and now you are ripping your hair out...you thought he would have warned you about THAT curveball...

I get weary with the specifics. There are too many variables and outcomes to understand why things are happening and what God is up to--which is why I love that his general will is so clear. Always the same. The narrative of God's documented involvement with us (aka the Bible), spanning thousands of years and cultures, culminates in two hopes: good news has come into the world, and God is bringing His Kingdom here to earth.

God's kingdom is about healing, restoration, and fullness of life. His will is that we would partner with Him in bringing about his kingdom.

So wherever we have an opportunity to get alongside that vision and get our hands dirty, lets do it. Rubik's cubes are a waste of time.