S – Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God

Romans 12:2 CSB

O – Commentary:  

First, Paul commanded, Do not conform (this Gr. word occurs elsewhere in the NT only in 1 Peter 1:14) any longer to the pattern of this world. Living according to the lifestyle of “the present evil Age” (Gal. 1:4; cf. Eph. 1:21) must now be put aside. Then Paul commanded, But be transformed (“keep on being transformed”) by the renewing of your mind. The Greek verb translated “transformed” (metamorphousthe) is seen in the English word “metamorphosis,” a total change from inside out. The key to this change is the “mind” (noos), the control center of one’s attitudes, thoughts, feelings, and actions (cf. Eph. 4:22–23). As one’s mind keeps on being made new by the spiritual input of God’s Word, prayer, and Christian fellowship, his lifestyle keeps on being transformed.

 “Romans,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A –  The battlefield is in the mind.  I must reject aligning with the patterns the world offers that take me farther from God.  I need to continue to change from my heart to my thoughts, to my words and to my actions.  

R – Lord, start with me on the inside to continue to change and adhere to your truth and character.