Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Rom. 12:2)
As you reflect today, think about the way in which you relate to the world. Do you conform and do what most of your fellows are doing, or do you have the courage to avoid the patterns of the world? It is most likely always easier to simply conform. When you do what everyone else is doing, no one notices you. However, some of the things everyone else is doing may be wrong for you. How will you know? Keep in contact with your Creator, and regularly ask Him/Her what you should do.
I know you have heard the story of the lemmings that, once started, follow their leaders off the cliff and into the sea. Many of us are a bit like those lemmings; we are compliant and do what we are told without giving thought to whether what we are doing is right, or if there might be something better to do.
If we are willing to renew our minds on a daily basis, we will be able to examine some of the things we do just by rote. We may begin to see places where we do something merely because it is the way we have always done it. Must it be done this way? Might we find a better way, one that creates fewer problems and betters our environment? Take a look at some of the automatic things you do today. Ask God to help you keep your mind alert and aware, and who knows what you may be able to see!
Taken from “Ta;ls with our Creator” for March 5th
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