Here are two commands: Do not conform to the world.

Here, two commands are written:
...
● Don't conform to the world.
Everyone has, to a greater or lesser degree, a "desire for approval"!
The stronger that desire for approval, the more they try to live to conform to those around them...😓

● Change yourself.
Christians... undergo change from within (heart, thoughts) through the Holy Spirit, and are transformed,
learning to discern "what is God's will" and "what is good, pleasing to God, and perfect."
...By being remade from within, not only does one's outward lifestyle change, but one also becomes able to discern God's will.
...By doing so, one is gradually freed from an overly strong "desire for approval" and begins to live a life true to oneself!
Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.