Romans 12:2 The Message
"Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.
Instead fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out"

LIVE WELL LIVE WISELY James 3:13-18 The Message

"Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for  wisdom?
Here's what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly.
It's the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts.
Mean-spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting that  you are wise isn't wisdom.
Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn't wisdom.
It's  the furthest thing from wisdom - it's animal cunning devilish conniving.
Whenever you're trying to look better than others or get better than others,
things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others' throat.

Real wisdom, God's wisdom, begins with a holy life
and is characterized by getting along with others.
It is gentle and reasonable overflowing with mercy and blessings,
not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced.
You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results
only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other,
treating each other with dignity and honor."