Jell-O and Boots

I think one of my favorite things to eat is Jell-O. I like just about every flavor, I like it with fruit in it, I like it with applesauce in it— I like Jell-O! One of the fun things about Jell-O is that you can pour it into a mold when it is liquid, and then it will harden into that exact shape. Perhaps you have seen those Jell-O molds that have interchangeable designs on the bottom so you can put a star or a heart or some other shape in the Jell-O. Jell-O shapes to whatever the design on the bowl is.
Oftentimes, Christian young people are a lot like Jell-O. They allow the sinful world around them to press them into its mold. They look just like the world, they talk like the world, they like the same music, clothes, and entertainment the world does. The world has pressed them into its mold.
Christians are not to be pressed into the world’s mold. Romans 12:2 says, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Instead of allowing the world to force us into its ungodly mold like Jell-O, we ought to be transformed, changed from the inside out.
Instead of being like Jell-O, we ought to be like snow boots. Did you ever have a pair of those big snow boots? The kind we might call “moon boots” or “waffle stompers”? Instead of being pressed into the world’s mold, we ought to make an impression on those around us. We ought to leave our imprint on those with whom we have contact. They should know that we belong to the Lord.
If you claim to be a Christian, is the world squeezing you into its mold or are you leaving the imprint of Christ on it? Are you Jell-O or a snow boot? Leave your mark and the mark of Jesus Christ on everyone whom you meet.