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If You Want To You Can Change!

In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9

If you want to change your life for the better, take these steps:

1) Discern what success really is! When others feel good about you, you are popular; when you feel good about yourself, you are successful. Your life's highest calling will always create the highest level of joy within you. That does not mean it will be easy or pain free. Every winner in history paid a price; you will too!

2) Set your goals - in prayer! Success is achieving the purpose God has for you. It is not wrong to set goals, it is just wrong to set prayerless ones. Solomon said, 'We should make plans counting on God to direct us.' What are your goals? How do you plan to reach them?

3) Stop looking for somebody to bring you happiness! Do not wait for flowers to arrive. God gave you seed; start growing your own. Listen: ...let Every man prove his own work...then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another' (Galatians 6:4). And besides, when you are less 'needy' you will be more attractive.

4) Get over yourself - everyone else has! A well-known minister says he was praying one day, 'Father why does the enemy keep reminding me of my past failings?' God replied, 'Because he is running low on material!' What a great answer! God says, He will 'not remember your sins' (See Isaiah 43:25). So unless you are better than Him, do the same thing! Begin today to make these four steps part of your life.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, because of you I can change. Because of you – you want me to change so I can be all that you created me to be. Help me! In Jesus’ Name, Amen