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This is a profound question that lies at the very heart of mortal experience, particularly as described in 5th Epochal Revelation contained in the Urantia Book. The short answer is that the will of the Universal Father is not about perfection of action, but about the perfection of your will—your sincere and unreserved choice to know and become like him.

​Since you are an imperfect mortal, the Father's plan is specifically designed for your progressive spiritual growth.

​Here is a breakdown of how you can understand and align your behavior with the Father's will in your mortal experience:

​1. Consecration of Your Will (The Core Choice)

​The most important step is the unreserved consecration of your human will to the divine will. This is a singular, volitional choice that sets the course for your entire ascending career.

• ​It is a Heartfelt Desire: The Father does not demand a sudden, perfect adherence to a set of rules, but a sincere, honest, and supreme desire in your heart to know Him and do His will.

• ​It's Your Gift to God: "The affectionate dedication of the human will to the doing of the Father's will is man's choicest gift to God; in fact, such a consecration of creature will constitutes man's only possible gift of true value to the Paradise Father."

  ^1:1.2 The Universal Father never imposes any form of arbitrary recognition, formal worship, or slavish service upon the intelligent will creatures of the universes. The evolutionary inhabitants of the worlds of time and space must of themselves -- in their own hearts -- recognize, love, and voluntarily worship him. The Creator refuses to coerce or compel the submission of the spiritual free wills of his material creatures. The affectionate dedication of the human will to the doing of the Father's will is man's choicest gift to God; in fact, such a consecration of creature will constitutes man's only possible gift of true value to the Paradise Father. In God, man lives, moves, and has his being; there is nothing which man can give to God except this choosing to abide by the Father's will, and such decisions, effected by the intelligent will creatures of the universes, constitute the reality of that true worship which is so satisfying to the love-dominated nature of the Creator Father.

• ​Perfection of Motive, Not Action: Your actions will inevitably be imperfect due to your material and evolutionary nature, but the Father is concerned with your motive. If your dominant desire is to do His will, your mistakes become growth opportunities, not eternal failures.

​2. Guidance of the Indwelling Adjuster

​You are not left alone to interpret the divine will; you have a divine partner. The Thought Adjuster (a fragment of the Universal Father) indwells your mind and is your primary guide.

• ​Inner Leading: The Adjuster works to guide your mind and spiritualize your nature. When you are "wholeheartedly spiritually motivated, unreservedly consecrated to the doing of the Father's will," the Adjuster's leadings become more clear and effective.

• ​Cooperation, Not Passivity: You do not passively surrender your will; rather, you "actively, positively, and co-operatively choose to follow the Adjuster's leading when and as such leading consciously differs from the desires and impulses of the natural mortal mind."

• ​The Captain of the Ship: Your mind is the ship, the Adjuster is the pilot, and your human will is the captain. You must wisely trust the divine pilot to guide you.

​3. Progressive Realization of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness

​On a practical, behavioral level, the divine qualities are revealed in the time-space universes as Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. Seeking these, and living them out, is the practical expression of the Father's will.

• ​Truth: Seeking reality, knowledge, and an understanding of the universe.
• ​Beauty: Appreciating and striving for harmony, art, and the divine in creation.
• ​Goodness: Engaging in loving service, ethical conduct, mercy, and ministry toward your fellows.

​In essence, living the Father's will means loving God supremely and loving your neighbor as yourself, which is manifested through a daily life of spiritual growth, devoted service, and truth-seeking.

​4. Trust in the Ascension Plan

​Your imperfection is a feature, not a flaw, of the evolutionary plan. Your mortal life is described as the "vestibule" to your real life of ascending growth.

• ​The Paradise Trail: Every mortal who chooses to do the Father's will has "already embarked upon the long, long Paradise trail of divinity pursuit and perfection attainment."

^32:5.7 There is in the mind of God a plan which embraces every creature of all his vast domains, and this plan is an eternal purpose of boundless opportunity, unlimited progress, and endless life. And the infinite treasures of such a matchless career are yours for the striving!

  ^32:5.8 The goal of eternity is ahead! The adventure of divinity attainment lies before you! The race for perfection is on! whosoever will may enter, and certain victory will crown the efforts of every human being who will run the race of faith and trust, depending every step of the way on the leading of the indwelling Adjuster and on the guidance of that good spirit of the Universe Son, which so freely has been poured out upon all flesh.

• ​Mansion Worlds: The journey continues after your mortal life on the Mansion Worlds (the intermediate spheres of morontia training) where your imperfections are progressively corrected and you attain perfection on a higher, more unified level.

​Therefore, your goal in the mortal experience is not to achieve absolute perfection, but to make the crucial, final, and eternal choice of dedicating your will, and then living each day in the faith and effort to be more like the Father.