Do Not Conform…

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. – Romans 12:2

I would most certainly say hope is my word for the year. But my scripture for the year has got to be Romans 12:2. I can’t remember where I heard this scripture, but I remember when I did it stuck with me. It stuck with me because conformity is my norm.

My first reaction upon waking up in the...