Mold

I am told that one of the greatest and hardest parts of teaching is that you learn so much by teaching. I can honestly say I am beginning to understand that concept. Continuing with the latest post on leadership, we are called to be like Christ as believers. Lately, I have been studying and being taught a lot in Romans. Paul writes, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

You might be thinking, how does any of this so far have anything to do with mold? Well, believe it or not, this  passage is actually painting a picture of two different molds: the one is set by the world while the other is set by Christ. The one set by the world is natural and easy for us to follow, but the one set by Christ is supernatural and very difficult because we want to make this life about us. But the Gospel is the opposite. If Christ is indeed who He says He is, then our lives are not our own, but His. This means that our lives are to be lived for Him, which is exactly what John argues. "He must increase, but I must decrease."

So, which mold are we allowing to shape our lives?