One definition of the word conform means 'to be the same as or very similar to something or somebody or make something similar'. And to transform means 'to change people or things completely, especially improving their appearance or usefulness. (Entourage Dictionary)
Nicholas came home from school yesterday wanting to know everything about transformers. His best friend at kindergarten recently saw the transformer movie and that's all the boy is talking about. Nicholas only has one action transformer figure and knows how they can change from one thing to another just by moving the parts around. Last night, he and his dad went on line and together learned about how some transformers can change from a car to an upright human or a warrior to a concept vehicle etc.
If you think about it, we can learn something from those action figures. How they start out conformed to what the manufacturer wants and then how they can change into something their owner wants.
Sometimes our lives are like a knot on a shoe string. We know we want to get those knots out of their lives, but don't always know how. Nothing in the world is working and we've tried everything. Well maybe it's because we've been conforming to the world, so are only what the world wants us to be.
Instead, lets bring God into our lives. Give ourselves over to him and be changed.
Transformation is a process that takes time, but as long as we let God be our owner and not the world, we will be transformed from what we are to someone very different, which in turn will bring hope to others.
Nancy