Good Will Hunting
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect." —Romans 12:2 "What is God’s will for my life?" This question is repeated by people in all walks of life, and at all stages of those lives. Once we have decided to follow Jesus, it becomes a central question to our lives, where is he leading us? This question caused me no amount of frustration and inner turmoil as a younger man. I spent much time trying to determine a destination, straining to hear God’s voice leading me toward a glorious end. It took years before I realized that God’s will was perfectly laid out for believers in two brief statements. Through obedience to these two small statements, a Christian can learn the will of God for their lives. The first is found in Matthew 16, Mark 8, and Luke 9, “If anyone would be my disciple, let them deny themselves, take up their cross dai