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Romans 12:2 says, ‘Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.  Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.’ (NIV)

When I asked the question is transformation necessary?, I think about the cartoon called the Transformers.  These were cars that turned into huge monsters made of a mass of metal.  The thing about it is that they always had a reason for turning into this giant, tall, and powerful weapon ready to do battle. 

Wouldn’t it be nice if the believer took that same authority and did battle with principalities, wickedness in high places,  and evil rulers in the unseen world.  Clearly transform means to change form, nature, character or disposition.  It says to be something different.  I say to my son all of the time, if you want a change from the results or outcome you get doing something, then you have to change the way you do it.  Renew your thinking toward it.  Think the way the Lord thinks.  Let the mind of Christ be in you in everything you do.

As a Christian, when we become a new creature, a new saved person in Christ, the old way is done away with and everything we do will be new to us.  It won’t be considered the norm anymore.  As a matter of fact, people will call you crazy because you’ve change the way you see and do things.  Why?  because we are doing things God’s way.  We are coming out of conformity.  We are coming out of agreement with the world’s way and the old way.  Not doing what mama them always did it.  Transformation means breaking out of the box.  You begin to pray and ask God to make you usable and not just use you.  Break all the molds, thoughts, and ideas we were accustomed to before salvation.  Make us more and more like Jesus and then and only then can we be usable.  It won’t be just with our mouths but with the heart and spirit.  We are no longer bound by the box, but we are transformed and blood-bought children of God.  Ready to be transformed by the power of God into whatever He wants us to be.  I say yes!  Transformation is necessary.