Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Nobody has to try to be conformed to the world around them. It happens by default, the way water finds the shape of whatever container it's poured into. You absorb what's normal, what's expected, what everyone else seems to want, mostly without noticing you're doing it.
This verse assumes that drift is the starting condition for everyone, and then asks for something that doesn't happen by default: transformation, starting in the mind, not just the behavior. It's not "try harder to act differently." It's a claim that your thinking itself needs to be renewed before your life will actually look any different.
The payoff described here is oddly modest for something so demanding — not becoming impressive or admired, but being able to discern what's actually good, acceptable, and complete. That's a strange kind of goal. It's not about looking transformed to other people. It's about being able to tell, finally, what's actually worth wanting, instead of just wanting whatever you were handed.
How much of what you want right now did you actually choose, versus simply absorb from everyone around you?
A short video on this is coming soon — for now, read on.