About our transformation through holiness…
Romans 12:2 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. (NIV)
The world is a captivating place until the darkness overtakes us. On the surface, the
glitter of the world is attractive until the glitter fades away. When the glitter fades
away and we see the result of living life based only on the values of the world, we find
we need God. When the attractions of the world fade, we learn we need God more than ever.
When we are caught up in the grip of our own wants and needs, the claws of Satan begin to
squeeze the life out of us, and we find we need God more than ever. We may not want to
admit it, but we need God every hour. God calls us to make sacrifices, for in making
sacrifices for His kingdom, we find the victory of living His way on earth. When we live
our life according to Christ's commandments, we live above the darkness that eats away at
our souls. Our mind is transformed by Christ when we are willing to sacrifice our ideas of
worldly success in favor of His ideas of humility and contrition. Our minds are
transformed as we sacrifice ourselves to resist the temptations of sin, greed, and ego.
Out of the darkness of our sin comes a new person in Christ because He touches us when we
are willing to be made new by Him. In Christ, we find new ways of thinking, new ways of
creating, and a new person within us.
