"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
Rom 12:2
Living on this planet can be tough for believers and non believers alike. It represents a special difficulty for Christians, however. We are called to be different. We are called to resist the base pleasures of this world while living our lives in a way that would cause others to develop and maintain faith in God.
We are to transcend our worldly natures by taking on the mindset of the Lord. He came to seek and save that which was lost. It is among our responsibilities to do likewise. We are to serve as the ambassadors of heaven rather than natives of the planet. Consider what Jesus said on the subject in his prayer to the Father: "I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. " They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." John 17:14-16
Beloved, while we are in the world and not being of the world, our desire must be that which Christ has for us; to not be overtaken by the evil one. In order to do this, we must not conform ourselves to the thinking and the ways of the world, but transformed to the mind of Christ. The will of God is that we share this with others.
In Revival,
Lee
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