Today, conformity is taboo. Nobody likes being called a poser or a copycat. Everyone says that we should strive to be creative, have a mind of our own, be original, and be an individual. By being entrepreneurial and innovative, we can therefore catapult ourselves into a different league from the so-called commoners.
Well, the thing is that God too, endorses non-conformity as a way of life. He tells us to take the narrow path, carry our crosses, and follow Him. In other words saying that we should not conform to what the world expects of us but rather, to stay true to our purpose in life; a purpose fashioned by our Creator and not by false gods.
And therein lies the irony of us human beings: that while conformity is passe, and we ought to be 'original' (which, in the simplest sense of the word, suggests that we should be in the state of our origin = God-made), in certain circumstances, we then choose to conform to the world's standards; to be carbon copies of secularism and worldly habits.
This Lent, Jesus is calling you and me into the desert with Him, inviting us to leave our hypocrisies, our masks, our conformities behind. He wants us to be tempted in the desert, just like He was, by temporal pleasures. And yes, we will certainly falter and suffer under the unforgiving terrains, but with continued prayer and persistance, picking ourselves up each time we fail, the 40 days will become an opportunity for us to emerge as stronger Christians; people who understand the ture meaning of conformity and stick to our gut (God), no matter what.
- posted on behalf of Joann Chia
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