Change? Here's How.

Have you ever thought, "hey I'm going to change.  I'm not going to do that anymore.." and then later you are doing it again, and then you say it again.  and then later you are doing it again, and then you're thinking, well this can't be good.  I'm not changing.  Romans 12:2 teaches us "Do not conform to the pattern on of this world."  Did you hear that, God knows it's a pattern.  A pattern is something that keeps repeating.  World patterns are the kind we want to stop.  They are always bad.  So how do we stop the pattern?  Well let's keep reading.  "but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."  So the key to transformation, breaking the pattern is in your thinking.  Our mind needs some new stuff. To change the outside you must first change the inside.  To stop the action you must first stop the thought of the action.  If you want a new output, then you will need new input.  The key then is to surround yourself with new input.  More church, more bible, less TV, and maybe some friends who think different.  If you want to be different, you must first think different.  Don’t be a conformer, be a transformer.