Will Of God - 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 ESV

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;

What is the will of God for your life? There are many ideas and opinions on the matter, but when we look to Scripture we might find what really matters. 

God's main concern and will for man is our sanctification, to come out of the world and to enter the holiness of God. 

The Greek word translated as "lust" means a longing for something, especially if forbidden. This was the reason for the fall in the Garden of Eden, the desire for the forbidden fruit. 

There is one who overcame the world, which is the world of our flesh. Jesus wrapped Himself in our flesh and brought it into heaven. We who enter the body of Christ follow after Him with the goal of overcoming our flesh and crossing the finish line as more than conquerors. 

This is the will of God.