It's easy to be just like everyone else. It's easy to go with the flow, keep your head down, don't rock the boat, just get through. It's easy to conform. What's tough is to be truly different.
-How did Jesus look different from peoples' expectations of Him? (If you're not sure, check out Mark chapter 2...)
-How can you be different from the non-Christians you know? Set specific goals that you can actually attain.
-In what ways are you tempted to conform (be just like) to this world?
-Why should we be different from this world?
-What will you tell people when they ask you why you are different? (And trust me, if you're really being different they will ask!)
To end, here's a quotation from a pastor named Mark Driscoll: "You're just a conformist if you're drunk and naked, and driving around on a motorcycle smoking cigarettes and breaking commandments and getting pregnant out of wedlock. Everyone's done that! That's so tired. If you really want to be a rebel, read your Bible, because no one's doing that. That's rebellion. That's the only rebellion left!"
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