Anyone who has recognized that a showdown is taking place in their mind eventually asks the same question: what do I do now? Romans 12:2 gives us Paul’s answer. We will either be conformed or we will be transformed, and God has chosen to begin that work in the very place where the showdown is fought.

I walked into a restaurant craving chicken curry and samosas, and I walked out without either. What happened at that counter was a showdown between what I sensed and what I wanted. This is the story of how I felt the check, negotiated with it, and finally yielded.

What does the fruit of your life reveal about what is growing within you? Yeshua said we would be known by our fruit. This reflection from The Litmus invites us to examine whether our character reflects the evidence of a life governed by Holy Spirit.