Do You Want To Change?

Let God transform you.
Romans 12:2


Change only takes place when you:
(1) Decide to change.
The London Times newspaper once invited readers to answer the question,
"What's wrong with the world?" G.K. Chesterton supposedly sent the following reply:
"Dear Sir, I am." Face it, if you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldn't be able to sit down for a week.
Discipleship - the process of becoming like Christ - begins with a decision.
Jesus calls to us, and we respond. "'Follow Me and be My disciple,' Jesus said to him. So Mathew got up and followed Him" (Matthew 9:9 ).
That's all you need to get started: a decision!

(2) Change the way you think.
"Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think"
(Romans 12:2 ).
Change starts in your mind.
The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you act.
So wash your mind, feed your mind, and programme your mind with God's Word.

(3) Take a small step every day.
Most of us want overnight change.
No, change comes slowly.
To be successful we must start with small things and do them every day.
St. Francis de Sales said, "Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly start remedying them - every day begin the task anew."
You say, "But I fall so far short."
We all do.
Don't be discouraged: "God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in His grace until His task within you is finally finished" (Philippians 1:6 ).

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