A Living Sacrifice

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“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2
There is a reason God doesn’t pull us out of the world once we get saved. He means for us to serve Him with our lives. Witnessing to others and encouraging fellow believers.
Are you living a life of consequence? Nothing you do outside of Christ will last, so why not do more for Him?
God will use us to do powerful things for His kingdom if “we walk by faith, not by sight”. He wants us to trust fully in Him to do His work, not in ourselves.
When we live in this way we will be able to pray more effectively. We will ask God to reveal His perfect plan to us, rather than asking Him to bless our plans instead. When we pray like this, we pray like Jesus prayed.
So we should pray for God to reveal His plan to us because that is the only way for us to labor effectively for Christ.
“For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.” 1 Timothy 4:10