Be conformed to Christ

I'm bloggin again! My next blog is to encourage all of us not to be conformed to this world. When God gave us this instruction, I believe it was both spiritual and natural. Of course we can see with our eyes when we conform to natural things. For example, I believe God wants us to take care of our natural bodies, but obsession with dieting, or overindulgence in eating, will only result in damaging our bodies. If you feel pressure that you don't quite measure up, or if you find yourself comparing yourself to someone else, remember....... our standard of measure is "what does God think"?
Don't measure yourself by what you see advertised on TV or in magazines......the skinny beautiful model, the $50,000 car, the $1,000,000 home. When I read my Bible, I never see Jesus or Paul preach about how we look on the outside, but how we look on the "inside". If Jesus and Paul never talked about driving the best chariot, wearing the best robe, or looking the best, I believe that is the example I should follow. I'm guessing the reason they didn't is because we do not compete in the body of Christ. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with nice things, I believe good things will come as we lead a WELL-BALANCED LIFE. His direction will cause blessing, good health, good success and a GOOD self-image. His scales should be our scales.