knowing gods will
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2And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.
1And so, I beg you, brothers, by the mercy of God, that you offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, with the subservience of your mind. 2And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.
15For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,
18Give thanks in everything. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for all of you.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence. 6In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.
33Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.
105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;
21There are many intentions in the heart of a man. But the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
11For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end. 12And you shall call upon me, and you shall go forth. And you shall pray to me, and I will heed you. 13You shall seek me. And you will find me, when you have sought me with your whole heart.
3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be saved and to arrive at an acknowledgment of the truth.
10May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.
12For the Word of God is living and effective: more piercing than any two-edged sword, reaching to the division even between the soul and the spirit, even between the joints and the marrow, and so it discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart.