Transformed.

Have you conformed to this world?

con·form

 1.a. To be or act in accord with a set of standards, expectations, or specifications

b. To act, often unquestioningly, in accordance with traditional customs or prevailing standards

from <https://www.thefreedictionary.com/conformed>

Do you act in accord with the WORLD'S standards, expectations, specifications, traditions, customs? 

Another dictionary worded it this way- to act in accordance or harmony, comply, conform to the rules.

We are told not to conform to this world, but this doesn't mean we are to take up arms and become law breakers. We are to conform to our God and His ways, which are NOT in any way calling us to hurt anyone in any way whatsoever.

Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 

Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

In order for us not to be conformed to this world's acceptable behaviors we must be transformed by the renewing of our minds.

We can have daily renewing through our Lord and Savior, through prayers and study. We can have weekly renewing through a day of rest on the Sabbath- the seventh day God personally set aside for us to worship Him on.  Our minds need a constant renewing in order to keep us transformed and not conformed to this world.

The world has trapped so many people in its awful deceptions. If anyone has read a Pilgrim's Progress by Bunyan you would find he brings to life in a very allegorical manner how the world enslaves so many people in so many ways.  C.S. Lewis also has a lot of very good reading about this world and it's corrupted views. We overlook so much, when we bear the name Christian we have a duty to truly be Christ's. However if we live a life conformed to this world and it's many practices what does that reveal? We hush and shush it all away, making excuses for our conformity. We tell ourselves GOD knows my heart and understands, but what we don't tell ourselves is God is an exacting God, an all-consuming fire and the God of the Old Testament is the God of the New Testament. While no longer encouraging any who follow Him to rise up physically against non-believers, pagans, blasphemers etc, that doesn't mean the God who called His chosen to war against so many unbelievers has changed. What changed was His manner of doing things. The war is still on, but it's a war waged on a spiritual battlefield not a physical battlefield. God did NOT change His standards, His morals, His ten commandments.

Can we take Jesus with us in all we do every day? Can Jesus sit beside us, join us on our daily walk or are there parts of it He might choose to skip over?

We've conformed to the world if we can't take Jesus with us everywhere, every moment of our day.

God, please help us NOT to be conformed to this world!!!!!!! Please, save us from our terribly selves!

All through the Love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!!!!! Now and forever!