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HOW CAN I CHANGE?

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2

Are you wrestling with a certain problem, thinking, ‘If I could just get beyond this, everything would be alright.’? Sorry to disappoint you, but when you’ve conquered this particular problem, God will reveal something else that needs to be dealt with. Relax, you’re always going to be working on something! Change doesn’t come through human effort without God, frustration, self-rejection, guilt or the white-knuckling works of the flesh. No, change comes as a result of having your mind renewed daily by the Word of God. As you agree with God, believing that what He says is true, change automatically begins. You start to think differently, then talk differently and finally act differently. Be patient with yourself: it’s a process that develops in stages. Would you think there was something wrong with a child who couldn’t walk perfectly the first few tries? No, you’re delighted each time they take another step. When they fall you pick them up, comfort them, bandage them if necessary, encourage them to try again, and keep working with them. Do you think God does less for His children? God’s not angry with you because you haven’t ‘arrived’; He’s pleased that you’re pressing on, trying to stay on the path. It’s God’s job to ‘‘cause (you) to be governed by the Holy Spirit’’ (2 Corinthians 3:8 Amp). If you could do it by yourself, you wouldn’t need God! So instead of driving yourself harder and harder, start leaning on God more and more!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, Help me to be patient and obedient to your shaping and molding of my life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen