Discernment: One of
the most potent sources of knowing whether or not I am living a life that is in
sync with God’s will is presented by St. Paul in Colossians 3: 1-11. St. Paul clearly spells out what it means to
live as a Christian, that is, as a person who has died and rose with Christ, as
a person living life according to the will of God. What criteria, so to speak, does Paul give
us? Put in a question form, Paul is asking whether I am living a morally
impeccable life. Am I living a life of
purity, honesty, serenity and peace; or, on the contrary, are my choices
impure, immoral, dishonest and driven by feelings of annoyance, frustration,
anger, or outrageous fury? Am I building
others up or tearing them down? Am I lying to myself and thus to others? Does
obscene language dominate my thoughts and spill out into my speech? Honestly answering those questions will give
me the answer to the question: Am I in the process of bringing my life
into sync with God’s will for me?
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