As children of light, we are called to walk in a manner that reflects our transformation from darkness to light, proving what is acceptable to the Lord. This means actively seeking to understand and align with God's will through our conduct. By submitting to God's commandments, even when the reasons are not immediately clear, we open ourselves to eventual understanding of His purposes. This act of submission, though often challenging, is an act of faith that tests our loyalty and obedience. Over time, God reveals the reasons behind His commands, enhancing our comprehension of His will. Submission to one another, as God instructs, is another area where we prove what is acceptable to the Lord. Though it may be difficult to submit without fully understanding why, obedience to this command allows God to eventually provide clarity. This process of submitting in faith, despite uncertainties, yields fruits of righteousness and godly character, as God honors our persistence by revealing His intentions. In situations where God's will is unclear, we must rely on a deep knowledge of His character to guide our decisions. Understanding His traits narrows our options, helping us eliminate choices that do not align with His nature. By walking as children of light and imitating Christ, we strive to embody His character, making decisions that reflect His will. This continuous effort to know and apply God's character enables us to determine His will in various circumstances, fostering growth in faith and righteousness.

God is working out His purpose, and it is essential to our growth and possibly even to our salvation that we believe this and keep moving forward in our relationship with Him despite the strong pull of this world's attractions on our minds. We know God's will through our contact with Him and must trust what He says in His Word, or the world's allurements may spiritually overwhelm us. We must overcome the tension between the pulls of this world and the knowledge of our spiritual relationship with God created through Jesus Christ by relying on firm spiritual evidence from God's Word. The evidence from observing God's creation and the experience gained from living prove that we should trust His wisdom and sovereignty over all things, learning that it is far better for all concerned to submit to what God commands than to cave in to the pulls of our flesh. God declares the end from the beginning, establishing that from before He began the physical creation, He has been working toward a definite goal for each person He has called into His Family. He does not operate randomly, and each of us has been purposely made part of this massive project with the responsibility to live by faith. Fully accepting God's sovereignty as a reality working in our lives of faith requires focused and disciplined living. We must place Him before all else in our lives, as Jesus commands, and determine who regulates affairs on this earth, choosing to submit to God over satan, despite the latter's limited leeway to test and try us. By God's mercy, our minds have been opened for the purpose of freely choosing Him as our sovereign and submitting to Him. We must be loyal and faithful to our Creator God as He works out and governs His purpose for each of us personally, resisting the impatience that might lead to resistance or rebellion. We need to live by faith that He is, that He knows what He is doing with our lives, and that by His merciful act, He has included us as part of His good pleasure. We must accept that He knows exactly where His creative efforts are headed and what it will take to form and shape us into what He pleases, fully accepting whatever He brings to bear on us for His purposes, even though we know His goal for us only vaguely. Despite how we may personally relate to Him in how we live, God cannot deny what He truly is. He is constant and faithful to what He is, with a character and purpose that never change. God loves, and because He does, He also judges, disciplining us as needed, sometimes in ways that are very stressful, but that is the cost of following Him where He leads. He will act as He truly is, regardless of what we think or whether we allow Him to be closely or only marginally involved in our lives. To keep our part of the New Covenant, we must live His way of life to be prepared for the Promised Land, meeting the responsibilities He clearly reveals. With His enabling grace, His purpose for us can be accomplished as He remains above all lovingly faithful to us.

Human will is often contrary to God's will, leading us into personal, national, and global troubles. God purposefully made mankind in His image, endowing us with traits and abilities similar to His, though on a lesser scale. He desires for us to use these God-like qualities in a way that pleases Him, growing ever more like Him. However, due to sin and self-interest, our will has become corrupted, tilted toward evil, and directed away from God. Our choices and actions, driven by selfish desires, reflect a will that is a mirror-image of God's—carnal, negative, and self-centered, in contrast to His spiritual, positive, and outgoing will. Despite being called out of this state by God, our wills remain inclined to follow our own desires rather than His. Even with time and effort, the carnal nature often prevails, pulling us with vigor unless we resist. The struggle within us is real, as the old human nature can overpower the new godly nature God is building in us. Yet, God has provided the tools and strength through His Spirit to overcome, urging us to apply willpower and faith to follow His will step by step. To align our will with God's, we must embrace sacrifice, giving up personal desires and aspirations as a living sacrifice, which is our true worship. We must actively participate in the transformation process by renewing our minds, adjusting our thinking to parallel God's, and proving His will by living it. Additionally, we must employ essential attitudes of humility, clear-headed thinking, and faith, measuring ourselves against the standard of Christ rather than others, always striving to increase our faith. The effect of growing in God's will is submission. As our minds become more like His, we defer to His will, allowing ours to be subsumed into His. We must always consider God in our thoughts, activities, and plans, recognizing that failing to practice any known instruction of His is sin. Though we may not fully rid ourselves of perverse human will, God seeks progress, encouraging us to take His will seriously, strive to do what is right, and rely on His mercy, patience, and transformative power to succeed in shaping us into His character image.