Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Romans 12:2


Ok, so I decided that I would do this blog on Romans 12:2 just because I love this verse! :) I think that Message states it so well, so I will be referring to that version in this blog...

"Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you."

Ok, so for right now, I want you to focuse on the first sentence..God DOESN'T want us to fit in! I'm not sure how Paul knew how pressured teens would be in this generation, but I think it was written for us... There's so much peer pressure in this world today.. Our culture tries to show us how to act, dress, eat, what movies to watch, how to do our hair, when to wear makeup, etc... Those are just a few examples out of many.. But I won't bore you with the rest. :). It's saddening to see how many girls (I might as well say that since we're all girls) just automatically give in to all the peer pressure without even thinking about it..  If you blend in so much that nobody notices you're different, how do you think  people will react when you say, "I'm different because Jesus is in my heart. ".  Their gonna go, "You don't look any different.. You don't act different... I don't believe you." Do you want that to happen?? Let God bring out the best in you! One of my favorite songs goes like this, "shine your light and let the whole world see"  So let's SHINE OUR LIGHT! Who cares if people say "You act different.. Your weird" I know I don't care! So don't let this generations culture drag you down... LIVE FOR JESUS! BE CHANGED FROM THE INSIDE OUT! AND SHINE YOUR LIGHT SO THE WHOLE WORLD CAN SEE! :)

God bless,
Sarah

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