Day 2: I Can’t Change

LET’S CHANGE IT TODAY

1. Awaken to God’s grace. His grace empowers us to change, to break a habit, or to be free from our past. The river of grace is always flowing. Just step into it and receive!

2. Believe that the power to change is a GIFT. 2 Timothy 2:25 says God grants “repentance” or “the power to change” AS A GIFT.

3. All change begins by believing you are loved by God. Romans 2:4b says, “Don’t you realize that it is God’s lovingkindness that is trying to lead you to change the way you think and act?” (GWT)

4. Notice in that verse that His love and kindness change the way we think; THEN they change the way we act. All lasting change begins by surrendering your thought life to the Word of God.

5. Believe in the process that leads to progress. Don’t worry if it doesn’t happen right away. Jesus touched the blind man ONCE, in Mark 8, and then touched him a second time, before he was completely healed. I believe the next 40 days will be your SECOND touch from Jesus.

6. Redefine yourself ONLY as what God says about you. Disconnect from the past definition of your habits, traits, and limitations. You are being changed into His image.

THINK IT AND SAY IT

God has given me the gift to change. My habits, emotions, and life will change by changing the way I think. I submit to the process of renewing my mind, and I expect divine progress. I refuse to accept past definitions and limitations of myself. As I embrace God’s view of me, through His Word, I am being changed into His image, in Jesus’ Name!

Pastor Larry & Pat Downing
Foothills Community Church
Collections of thoughts from varied sources
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