One of the reasons many people cannot discern God's will for their lives and for humanity as a whole is because of the insidious nature of pride. Pride will always orient a person toward self-interests. Paul writes to the church in Rome that they must "not be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING OF THE MIND" (Romans 12:2). One way to renew the mind is to acknowledge the pride that may be consuming and spiritually debilitating.