Romans 12: 2 NKJV
The original purpose of God for every man is to have dominion (Gen 1:26). It is a mandate that every child of God must fulfill.
Across all tribes and cultures, every chosen king is first of all separated and consecrated. The purpose of such consecration is to empower such king-to-be to be able to take total dominion of his subjects. In the spiritual realm too, it is expedient that anyone who desires to fulfill the dominion mandate consecrate himself or herself. Our anchor scripture stresses this without any equivocation - DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD.
A life of consecration is a life that is ready to take dominion. Consecration empowers for dominion. So, if you must have dominion this year, you must jettison all the attractions and distractions of the world and not pattern your life after the world. This implies that you watch your mode of dressing (fashion), watch how you talk and what you say, watch what you sing (music), watch your hair-styles either as male or as female, and even what you eat. In short, be mindful of how others view your lifestyle as a believer.
In Daniel Chapter 1 from verse 5, the king assigned a daily portion of rich food and wine for some selected youths,among whom were Daniel, Hananiah,Mishael and Azariah. These four chose to separate, consecrate themselves. The consecration strengthened and kept them focused on their assignment to fulfill their destiny. And the results? Verses 18 to 20 of Daniel Chapter 1 tells us that they became divinely equipped adequately to have dominion, having become ten times better than all their contemporaries and superiors. That is a life of dominion.
The latter part of the anchor scripture further admonishes you to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Transformation is a product of consecration and dedication, and it is essential that you undergo this process if you must live in dominion. For instance, you cannot dress like the people of the world, exposing your bodies or body parts, singing lewd songs, patterning your thoughts after them, and then expect to live in dominion. That cannot work.
When you have become transformed after renewing your thoughts and thought patterns, then, you will be able to prove (have and exhibit) the acceptable and perfect will of God, which simply is taking dominion and living like kings .
Shalom!