While doing some “Will of God” searching, I happened to land on Gloria Copeland’s blog: http://heart4myhome.blogspot.com and found this 1/24/2008 posting: 24 Things to Get You In the Perfect Will of God. Paul gives practical guidelines for Christian living. In essence, this is how God wants us to live. More to the point, this is God’s will for how we should live:
| 1) Rom 12:1 | Dedicate your body to God. |
| 2) Rom 12:2 | Be transformed. Put on new man. |
| 3) Rom 12:3 | Don’t overestimate yourself. Rate your own ability soberly. |
| 4) Rom 12:6-7 | Use your gift and give yourself to it. |
| 5) Rom 12:9 | Love with sincerity. |
| 6) Rom 12:9 | Hate evil and turn from it. |
| 7) Rom 12:9 | Hold fast to that which is good. |
| 8) Rom 12:10 | Love one another. Prefer one another. |
| 9) Rom 12:11 | Never lag in zeal and earnest endeavor. |
| 10) Rom 12:11 | Be aglow with the spirit, serving the Lord. |
| 11) Rom 12:12 | Rejoice and exult in hope. |
| 12) Rom 12:12 | Be steadfast under pressure. |
| 13) Rom 12:12 | Patient in suffering. |
| 14) Rom 12:12 | Constant in prayer. |
| 15) Rom 12:13 | Give. |
| 16) Rom 12:14 | Bless those who persecute you. |
| 17) Rom 12:15 | Share others’ lives, give of yourself. |
| 18) Rom 12:16 | Live in harmony – adjust. |
| 19) Rom 12:17 | Repay no one evil for evil. |
| 20) Rom 12:17 | Be honest and above reproach. Avoid the appearance of evil. |
| 21) Rom 12:18 | Live at peace with everyone. |
| 22) Rom 12:19 | Avenge not yourself. |
| 23) Rom 12:20 | Do good to your enemies. |
| 24) Rom 12:21 | Overcome evil with good. |
