Informed, Conformed or Transformed?

Valerie Cullers 23 Comments

When you think about your past, how does it make you feel? Recently, I heard David Jeremiah say that our past should inform us. He was saying we should learn the lessons it has to teach us and move on.

My thought was, “That’s true, but the past usually conforms us.” Our successes, our failures, the culmination of all of our experiences conform our personality and identity into a certain shape. We view ourselves a certain way and the world views us a certain way and it solidifies the conformation. “Conformation – the act of conforming or producing conformity.” Merriam Webster.

But our past and our experiences are not the only forces that are trying to conform us into a mold. We have all felt the pressure to fit in, to conform, to be like everyone else. Those forces want to tell us how we should view ourselves, what our value is, and how we should think and feel. 

Scripture calls these forces, “the world.” They are the totality of people, media, marketing and education that are trying to conform us into a predetermined shape. Make no mistake, these forces are real and without some real pushback we will end up spending our time trying to morph into a shape we were never intended to. 

What should we do if we are tired of trying to fit into the mold the world has made for us? Is there an alternative? Fortunately, there is… we can be transformed. “Transformed – a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.” Oxford Dictionaries. 

How does this transformation take place? Scripture tell us we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds. To be transformed we must make a concerted effort to spend time in God’s word. It will begin to change the way we view the world and how we view ourselves. We will learn the truth, the real truth about our identity and value. We will learn to appreciate our individuality and move away from the conformity of the world. Bit by bit, slowly but surely, we will be transformed into the person God created us to be. 

Informed, Conformed or Transformed…we have a choice. 

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

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23 thoughts on “Informed, Conformed or Transformed?”

  1. I love this. This was thought provoking. I have been fighting conformity for so long, especially in 2020. But he formed me before I was born. As the world tries to conform what the Lord saw as his desired plan for me, it’s vital that I work very hard to transform my thoughts to be in alignment with his plan for me.

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  2. Very true. The world tries to place us, and we then struggle to conform and not to stray from what’s considered the norm but sometimes we my feel that there’s more truth, more that can better make us whole. I like the conclusion, we should renew our minds and live in God to attain this change. Lovely post.

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  8. A very good post! We are living in a world that pressures from both sides for political conformation. This kind of transformation seldom works. It is based on greed and power… totally opposite to what is taught in the Bible.

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