Being who I need to be for "JESUS"

I have been guilty of not staying true to God and myself by changing who I am to fit in. I have been guilty of it in the past. The lord has brought me to my knees to submission in order for me to learn what I was doing was wrong. I have decided to not live my life like that anymore. God has shown me that there is another way. If you know me well enough, you know that I mention every once in a while that it has and sometimes still is very hard for me to make friends.

So because of this, I have been so desperate to make a friend, that in times I will change how I respond or act around people who I wish to befriend for just simple acceptance. I just want them to accept me for who I am. But, wait....I'm not really being who I really am if I have to change for this or these individuals.

Romans 12:2 NKJV- And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

I will no longer conform to how people want me to act anymore. I just want to live my life for Jesus. I have not become wayward, but I think I really lost a bit of my focus for a while. I'm glad I did otherwise I would not have learned the lesson God wanted to teach me.
So I have found in my struggles with this that I am just fine the way I am, and the TRUE friend is the one who does not want you to change. They simply LOVE you for who you are. Jesus loves me for who I am and I don't have to change for him at ALL. I'm so thankful that God has shown me the way to go so that I can grow into a better relationship with him.