Romans 12 is about recognizing and engaging our purpose in Christ. Paul says we should respond to God's amazing mercy and grace by presenting ourselves to God as an act of worship. In this way, He transforms our thinking and allows us to know his good and perfect will. We will then be able to see ourselves from God's eternal perspective and understand the basis of our self-worth--- our identity in Christ. Each of us has been given the ability to do certain things well "in accordance with the measure of faith" given by grace from God. Paul says we are to use these abilities "in proportion to our faith", in devotion to one another in love, and in service to the Lord. Paul concludes the chapter by encouraging us to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer, living in harmony and peace with everyone.