KyKingdomKum

I once heard someone say that situations can either make you bitter or better . The more I’ve lived, the more true that’s become. Not because life gives us so many choices—but because formation is unavoidable . Something is always shaping us. The question isn’t whether we’re being formed. It’s what we’re allowing to form us . Scripture tells us, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed…” It also tells us that we are being conformed to the image of Christ . At first glance, that can feel confusing. But the clarity comes when we realize something simple and sobering: There is going to be a conforming. Neutrality isn’t an option. Life, time, suffering, habits, love, fear— something will leave its imprint. So the invitation isn’t “don’t be shaped.” It’s “choose the better shaping.” Two ways to be formed The world conforms us through pressure . Pressure to survive. Pressure to protect. Pressure to harden. Pressure to settle. That kind of forming works from the outside in. I...

  ✨ Did I Not Say to You… If You Believe, You Will See the Glory of God — John 11:40 There’s a kind of wisdom that sounds mature but is actually tired. You hear it all the time: “There’s no such thing as a perfect relationship.” “Nobody’s perfect.” “This is just how life is.” These statements are usually offered as realism, but they are often nothing more than settled beliefs —conclusions formed after disappointment, not revelation. They don’t come from promise. They come from experience that stopped expecting more. Scripture calls this moment—this quiet agreement with limitation—something very specific: conformity . And it offers another way. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Transformation does not begin with changed circumstances. It begins with changed perception . That’s why Jesus’ first public message was not “try harder” or “do better,” but: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Repentance, in its truest sense, i...