Change

Read Romans 12:1-2

Change is one of those words that conveys so many different concepts to so many different people. Some people love it and some people run from it. But the change the Bible tells us about is necessary, no matter if we love it or run from it.

Romans 12 speaks of the change we're talking about. Change that's real, that's genuine, that makes a difference in our lives and the lives of others. Have you thought about change lately? What kind of change God has made in your life (past tense) and what kind of change God's doing right now (present tense) and what kind of change God has in store for you (future tense)?

The words that jump out at us from Romans 12:1-2 are conformed and transformed. When we are conformed we're allowing the world to change us, influence our attitudes and actions. But the change God desires comes when we're transformed, changed by the Word. There's no substitute for the Word of God because the Word is where we receive our direction and connection with God.

Think of it this way, all of us are going to change over time. Some of us will be changed for the good while others changed for the not so good. And what God wants us to realize is we are transformed when we allow our minds to be influenced by God's words and not the words of this world. Now once we are transformed God calls us to be agents of change in this world we live in.

Consider how God has changed you over time and consider how you might allow God to use you in the transformation process of others. We were meant for so much more than just living for ourselves, so let's live with expectation as God continues to do His work in us and through us and may all the glory be His.