DO NOT CONFORM

DO NOT CONFORM

There is a pattern created by the world, a friend, an acquaintance, an organization, a group, society as a whole. The pattern is to make you conform and make you to be like them” Life makes you conform to a particular fashion in vogue. Music that attracts the majority, diet that several are attesting to, vote for the winning party. You have the power to agree to it or not, the choice is yours.

Conformity involves changing your behaviors to fit in or go along. You change your beliefs. attitudes, actions, or perceptions to move closer to match those held by groups. to which you belong or want to belong or by groups whose approval you desire.

Most times you conform because you do not want to be odd. to avoid looking foolish, you look up to those more knowledgeable to serve as a guide for your behavior. This will result in the fact that you will think something is wrong with you. if you did not think, look like, or act the same,

God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.

Conformity has a subtle way of molding you to become somebody else. it happens without much thought or awareness on your parts. You go along with the group, even when you know the group is wrong. The need to belong, pressures you to adopt the norms. And attitudes of the majority to gain acceptance and approval from the group.

Conformity is any change behavior caused by another or circumstance. You do not have to give in to the depressing occurrences. Economic depression, family depression, disappointments that want to mold you into believing that you are a failure.

Transformation is the key to overcoming conformity. the first healing step to transformation is to always ask “Am I doing this because others are also doing it? Or am I doing it because this is the right decision for me?

Transformation comes by the renewing of your mind. Knowing who you are, and what you can do by discovering you. Break the mold to ensure conformity is not a threat. Follow your gut even if you are in the minority. When you are on your own path to recovery. Don’t allow others to make you take a u-turn.

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world. Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

The public smoking laws make people abide by it because it is wrong to smoke in public and the health hazards. This kind of conformity is the best for the society, abiding by it makes a lot of difference. So it dissuades many would-be smokers. The conformity of this nature can sometimes be of benefit to the society.

Above all, you should know that you are endowed with gifts. Having the grace of God to achieve all He has set out for you. And you do not need to alter your behaviors to fit into other expected roles.