Transforming Culture with Love
We all want to influence others. That’s a great thing -- except for the purpose of the influence. If our motive is based on the favor of man, conformity is the fruit. The influence we wanted shapes us into the world’s ideal. Every time.
God is love and all true love flows from Him. If we are going to influence culture, it happens through love because you can’t add value to that which you don’t love. In Romans, Paul calls us to something higher than conformity...transformation! Transformation trades the favor of man (conformity) for the favor of God. Transformation is believing what is true about the nature God, who you are in Him, and who you are in this world.
If you want to influence the culture of your home, workplace, your niche on social media, and your church for the Kingdom of God, listen to my message!
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform 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...Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:1-2; 21)