Do not conform
Why settle for anything when you can have the best?
- Choosing a fresh mint instead of our favorite dessert
- Choosing a video game instead of a vacation in Europe as a birthday present
- Choosing a job with a salary of $ 20,000 over one with a salary of $ 60,000
These decisions do not make sense. This is called conforming (to be satisfied, get used, settle).
Does it makes sense to be satisfied with less? Does it makes sense to settle for the minimum? Does it makes sense to get used to anything but the best?
However, there are people who conform to live their lives receiving the minimum when they could get the best.
- Peace that depends on circumstances
- Brief joy
- Confidence on possessions
- No hope of eternal life.
Living like that is living a mediocre life. Why? Because for each of these cases, and others, there is a better alternative available to all of us: Jesus.
In him…
- the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7)
- we have everlasting joy (Isaiah 61:7), and we have joy in the midst of any circumstance (2 Corinthians 12:10)
- we can “approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16)
- we have “eternal life“. (John 3:16)
And, if any area was not covered,
- Through Jesus we can live our lives “more abundantly”. – John 10:10
Why conform? Are you getting the best in every area of your life? Do not conform. Get the best for your life. Get Jesus.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. – Romans 12:2
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