Are You Willing to Change?

 

By Andrea Merrell

Give your complete attention to these matters.

Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress.

1 Timothy 4:15 NKJV

 

“I’ve done everything I know to do,” the woman said to her therapist. “I’ve always used the same methods to get great results, but nothing seems to be working now.”

The problem comes when we’re unwilling to change. They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. In other words, if we want to see or have something different, we have to do something different. Otherwise, we’re stuck. No moving forward. The same old, same old.

This applies to every area of our life. The Word for You Today says:

If you want to grow, you must be willing to change. General Douglas MacArthur said, “Life is a lively process of becoming. If you haven’t added to your interests within the past year; if you are thinking the same old thoughts, relating the same personal experiences, and having the same predictable reactions, rigor mortis of the personality has set in.”

I’ve heard it said that the only constant in life is change. Nothing remains the same except God and His Word. He accepts us just as we are but loves us too much to let us remain the same. As we submit to Him, He will lovingly lead and guide us, helping us to grow and mature into the person He created us to be.

Change is always good when God is in the driver's seat.

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