{"id":24135,"date":"2026-10-25T08:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=24135"},"modified":"2026-10-25T08:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:22:25","slug":"o-the-mercy-of-yhvh-his-good-better-perfect-will-for-our-lives-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/o-the-mercy-of-yhvh-his-good-better-perfect-will-for-our-lives-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"O the Mercy of YHVH\u2014His Good, Better &amp; Perfect Will For Our Lives Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In Romans 12:2 we find a curious statement<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does this mean? 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