Lifeline: Changing

It's hard to change into the person we start to envision- the best version of ourselves. It requires working through the mess, the chaos, the sin that has engulfed our life. For change to happen there needs to be a denial; a denial of the self and an acceptance of something far greater and far better, God's will.

Part of coming to a point in our lives where we desire to change is knowing about God's love. That there is something so much better than what we have settled for and that this love brings with it the amazing gift of forgiveness. So, then the second step is recognizing our sin and repenting from it in order to experience spiritual renewal or birth. We cannot begin the change if we don't deny what keeps us from God and if we do not turn to Him. We have to turn to Him ask Him for strength to start leaving behind what keeps us dead in this living world. It will be a lifelong processes.

Over the years I have found the need to reassess my spiritual journey in order to repent from the ways I was choosing to be self-serving. It can be painful but the freedom gained is filled with joy. So reflect be honest be humble and do not rely on your own strength pray to the Holy Spirit to fill you with that strength that comes from God the Father and God the Son.