Greetings Friends,
I wanted to share something with you along the lines of change within us. Now if we are honest here, we all have areas we need to change and have tried to.
One thing to Remember is Change is Not Change until it's Changed.
What I mean is this..
In all our best attempts we can only change anything on the surface. We can NOT get to the ROOT of the issue without the Working of the Holy Spirit. It takes the Holy Spirit to destroy the root and bring forth Lasting Change.
Now this sounds simple enough and it rightly should be - however there are some things that need to be present in one's life in order for this to happen.
A Deep Respect and Desire to be in total communication with the Holy Spirit.
We need to listen and obey.
We need a Deep Desire to be changed.
When we get offended with any type of correction from others and this includes suggestions and discipline and just help from a loving heart then we will NOT be able to hear or be corrected or helped by the Holy Spirit.
Something happens within us when we get offended easily and it cuts off the help we really need.
Now let's look at the word offended.
Most will argue that they don't get offended but in all truth.....yes they do.
Little things like....why do you quote scripture that comes against what I said.
You got offended or you would not have said that.
You don't like an answer so you confront them or don't like their attitude or clothes or the fact that some one else got more attention. That's being offended.
It's the little things that cause more damage in a person then the big things.
No Christian is to be easily offended but they are. A grudge comes from being offended.
It's one of thee biggest little schemes the enemy pulls in a person's life. If you are offended then you can not be in Faith or Walking in Love and that totally throws out forgiveness.
Offended also puts and keeps you all about SELF. Being all about self keeps you in the enemies will and keeps you outside of the things of God.
So in all truth......most of the time there are other things or areas that will need to be dealt with in order to destroy the root that keeps Change from ever Changing unto Changed in one's life.
Blessings in Christ
FCJ
I wanted to share something with you along the lines of change within us. Now if we are honest here, we all have areas we need to change and have tried to.
One thing to Remember is Change is Not Change until it's Changed.
What I mean is this..
In all our best attempts we can only change anything on the surface. We can NOT get to the ROOT of the issue without the Working of the Holy Spirit. It takes the Holy Spirit to destroy the root and bring forth Lasting Change.
Now this sounds simple enough and it rightly should be - however there are some things that need to be present in one's life in order for this to happen.
A Deep Respect and Desire to be in total communication with the Holy Spirit.
We need to listen and obey.
We need a Deep Desire to be changed.
When we get offended with any type of correction from others and this includes suggestions and discipline and just help from a loving heart then we will NOT be able to hear or be corrected or helped by the Holy Spirit.
Something happens within us when we get offended easily and it cuts off the help we really need.
Now let's look at the word offended.
Most will argue that they don't get offended but in all truth.....yes they do.
Little things like....why do you quote scripture that comes against what I said.
You got offended or you would not have said that.
You don't like an answer so you confront them or don't like their attitude or clothes or the fact that some one else got more attention. That's being offended.
It's the little things that cause more damage in a person then the big things.
No Christian is to be easily offended but they are. A grudge comes from being offended.
It's one of thee biggest little schemes the enemy pulls in a person's life. If you are offended then you can not be in Faith or Walking in Love and that totally throws out forgiveness.
Offended also puts and keeps you all about SELF. Being all about self keeps you in the enemies will and keeps you outside of the things of God.
So in all truth......most of the time there are other things or areas that will need to be dealt with in order to destroy the root that keeps Change from ever Changing unto Changed in one's life.
Blessings in Christ
FCJ