In our third devotional in this series on transformation,

we're going to take time today to look at what it means to be continually transformed.

We serve a God who is always for us and always with us. In his power and love,

he wants to continually mold and shape us into his likeness, that we might enjoy this life

for all it can be. May God stir up our hearts to accept change and transformation in him today as we make space right now for him to come and move. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. You're just. Our scripture for today comes from Romans 12 verse 1, scripture says,

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God,

to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,

which is your spiritual worship.

Oftentimes, we see transformation as a one-time act.

We find a problem and work on it until it gets better.

Then we go back to living life as normal. But the heart of God is for

continual transformation. God longs that we would be so open and aware of the desire of the

spirit that we allow him to transform us every moment of every day.

Too often, we just accept that we are who we are,

as if the God we serve didn't have the power to continually set us free.

We live as if the Holy Spirit is a God who only shows up every now and then then to shake things up, then retreats back into the heavens.

But God is both loving and present.

He is always there for us.

He is always filled with desire for us.

And the Holy Spirit is constantly ready to lead us in love,

out of the darkness, and into the marvelous light of abundant life.

So what does continual transformation look like?

...