Be Transformed (Part 4)!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Monday, April 28, 2025 Topic: BE TRANSFORMED (Part 4)! Memory Verse: ‭‭"Jesus called out to them and said, “Come and follow me, and I will transform you into men ...for God.” - Matthew 4:19 TPT Bible Text: ‭‭‭‭‭Romans 12:2 TPT 2. Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. INSPIRATION: Transformation is first of all an inward experience before it becomes an outward manifestation. Any form of outward manifestation of transformation that's not rooted inwardly is an aesthetics that lacks durability; a cosmetic disaster waiting to happen. Transformation is birthed in the place of encounters or experience. You can’t buy experience, neither can you boycott growth! Many want the results of processes they've not grown into. You'll crumble under its weight. The more intake of processed information you accommodate, the swifter the change that occurs as a result of growth. If you feed on nothing, you'll grow into nothing but become a waste of resources that is surplus to requirement. Apparently, when you feed your mind on nothing, sooner your shallowness and embarrassment is made public. Have you ever seen a child who skipped sitting and crawling, and just jumped straight into running? Exactly, because growth has stages. Take your time, embrace the process, and trust that every step is preparing you for the next level. No shortcuts to greatness! I'd like to challenge your thinking a little bit on the concept of transformation. It is not necessarily for outward display or for the benefit of others but for yourself! It makes you a rounded and grounded person that can hold his own against any opposition in his field. It puts you in a respectable,  amiable and acceptable position because when they encounter wisdom each time they're with you. TODAY'S TAKE HOME: "...as He is, so are we in this world." Ponder seriously on this. Are you really like Christ? If you aren't, what would it cost you to "Come to Him and just follow" so you can be like Him? Transformation is a choice you must make once you realise you need to be more! Transformation drives away folly. PRAYER: Dear Lord, please transform me from within until it reflects in my outward. Make my mind and spirit to experience the kind of transformation that comes from following you, from being open to new but positive learning, in Jesus name.