Romans 12
"And be not fashioned according to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
I think this verse represents one of the greatest challenges of the life of faith. Our lives are constantly being shaped or fashioned according to the world. It happens so quickly that we don't even realize what is happening.
I experience this when I go to Kenya. There I see the struggle of poverty and am confronted by the materialistic manner in which I live. I vow I will change. But when I return to America, within a few hours I am already slipping back into old ways. It happens so easily and quickly.
The challenge for me is to stay so connected to God that I am aware of what is shaping my life.
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I cling to the idea of being transformed "by the renewing of your mind." Every time we pray or read scripture or listen to God's word, it seems that we have that opportunity. The Message puts it in a way that makes it clear what I should do: "So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him." I pray for God's strength to be able to put all things before Him - beginning at this moment.
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