Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (ESV)
I listened to a recent sermon where the pastor talked about standards. He inferred that depending on your standards, it could be the difference between having integrity and being morally upright, versus being a person that lies and is morally bankrupt. He stated in order to be clear on your standards, you need to be clear on who you are, and your identity. Our identity consists of our story (the past, up to the present) and our standards.
People in their quest to be successful financially, to be famous, to obtain power and influence, have sold themselves and lowered their standards, in order to achieve these goals. One must ask themselves the question, what are my standards? What are my standards based on? There are those who will base their standards on the world’s ideals of how to succeed in life. They will sell their souls as well as their bodies, in order to achieve the elusive goal of “getting ahead” in life.
However, God does not want His children to follow the world’s prescription of how to get ahead in life. Of course, we all will have desires to build wealth, obtain an excellent job and/or have a successful business, build a family, etc. Most of those are fine desires and goals to have. The problem comes when you lower your standards and do whatever you have to, to achieve all the above. If one follows God’s outline and precepts on how to live, one does not have to lower their standards to obtain success. We all need to be really clear on who we are and what we stand for. Because if not, those who are in positions of authority will have a strong influence over you and sway you to do what they want. They may use and abuse you to please themselves, and you may never get the chance to achieve your goals.
Going forward, be clear on who you are and your Godly standards. Do not allow anyone to sway you to their position, knowing what they stand for is immoral, to say the least. Stand for what is honorable, what is true, what is noble, and what is right. By not compromising your standards, God will pour out abundant blessings into your life.
Blessings,
Angélique
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