My heart aches when you choose popularity over purity; when you trade closeness with Me for comfort in the culture around you. I am inviting you back. Back to the place where you hear My voice clearly. Back to the path I designed for you, not the one others expect you to follow.
I see where you’ve grown tired, where you’ve let the noise of the world drown out My whisper. But My arms are still open. My presence still rests over you. My desire hasn’t changed. I want you.
You don’t have to earn My approval. I’m not asking for perfection, but for surrender. I want your attention again.
Many people are invited, but not everyone says yes to wholehearted commitment. You may feel alone when you step away from the crowd, but you’re not. The crowd that cheers for you are many. My desire is that no one would be lost but I will not lower My standards to fit rebellion. I will not bend to match a culture that rejects Me. I will not be bribed or controlled.
I am calling you, My people, to stand apart. If you have bowed to culture, it’s time to get back up. If you have loved human approval more than My presence, it is time to return. I invite, equip, and speak, but you must be willing to listen and respond.
Application:
Take a moment to pause and ask yourself: have I been more focused on being accepted by others than being close to God? God is not shaming you. He’s inviting you to come closer.
This is not the time to blend in. It’s the time to stand out and return to holiness, renew your mind, and walk the path God set for you.
Dedicated Service
And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be [a]transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].
Romans 12:2 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Romans 12:2 From the Greek word meaning “metamorphosis.” Refers to the process that leads to an outward, permanent change.
An Unashamed Workman
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things [which are dishonorable—disobedient, sinful], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified [set apart for a special purpose and], useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Timothy 2:21 (AMP)
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