“DON’T BECOME SO WELL-ADJUSTED TO YOUR CULTURE THAT YOU FIT INTO IT WITHOUT EVEN THINKING.” Romans 12:2

Be a Thermostat!

Don’t be a thermometer, be a thermostat. Thermometers just reflect the climate around them – thermostats set it. Actually, they lift it!

Most of us are like thermometers reflecting the culture around us. We buy things others buy, say things others say, wear things others wear, and value things others value. Oh, there are slight variations, but most of the time we don’t set the climate for the world we live in; we simply adjust to it.

But not "Thermostats"! No, they take life to the next level. They become thermostats and change the environment in which they’re placed. For instance, you may know people who raise the spiritual temperature of a group, or determine the attitudes of others just by being present. They’re pacesetters. They influence, rather than merely allowing others to influence them.

Paul’s challenge to the Romans was to move from being a thermometer to being a thermostat. Listen:

"Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking, Instead fix your attentions on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you."

God calls us to be authentic. The word authentic comes from the Greek word "to author." It means to read God’s script for your life and then write your own story, not copy somebody else’s.

That’s living. That’s being a thermostat, not a thermometer!

That's Living Blue Sushi!

Stacy

Christmas in Reverse!

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Just keep giving, just keep giving, just keep giving...giving...giving

What's up Blue Sushi?

Only 20 more days until Christmas!

Have you made a list of all of the people you want to give a gift to and what you want to give them?

Or...have you made a list of all the things you want to receive?

I challenge you this year to try to give more than you receive. Now you might be saying, I am only 12...I don't have money...right? No worries, be creative and give from your heart. Speaking as a father, gifts from the heart are the best gifts of all.

Here is what you do...for every gift you get or think you will get, you give 2 gifts to people you know. Some ideas for gifts you can give are:

1. A handmade card.
2. Cookies or candy
3. Make a craft or ornament.
4. A letter, (mailed not emailed), especially to your Parents or Grand Parents.
5. Your time.

If you do this, it will impact your life.

This idea of outgiving is not a new idea. You see, there is this man that lived about 2006 years ago. He outgave everyone. He gave His life for you and me. He is the true meaning of Christmas. His name...JESUS!

Paul gives some good advice in Galatians 6:7-10:

"Don't be mislead. Remember that you cannot ignore God and get away with it. You will reap what you sow. Those who live only to satisfy their sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time. Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially our Christian brothers and sisters."

Remember, just keep giving, just keep giving, just keep giving..giving...giving.

Live Blue Sushi!

Stacy