Get Plugged In

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” – Hebrews 10:24,25 I want to highlight one more way that God transformed Paul’s heart and mind: by changing his environment. After unlearning old beliefs and working on himself, Paul needed to distance himself from the Pharisees’ ways and surround himself with believers. This environmental change was crucial for his transformation. When I first became a believer, one of the best things my parents did was help me connect with a good church. As a 15-year-old participating in Oneighty Youth, I got to experience what it was like for a teenager to share their faith, to avoid cursing, drinking, and fighting all the time. I saw what it