How important is it to be able to change? We know that we can't change people. But how long should we look the other way when people we love and care about are destroying themselves and those around them. Do we say nothing and allow our loved ones to slide into a pit of destruction and despair or de we say something and the risk of burning the relationship? I know in my life change has been hard and has often come when I least expect it. But how do you deal with people that have refused to change for over 20 years. As a Christian, how can we react, how can we pray, how can we advise or council people? Is it even possible for people to change with out God?
My life has proven to be impossible with out God directing and redirecting my course. Some might wonder what it is like to live without God, I don't have to as the first 17 and a half years of my life I lived without a personal relationship with my creator. To change without the empowering of the Holy Spirit to not only live life with direction with a purpose, but to also change the elements of my personality and character was almost impossible. Some may say that it is completely impossible to change with out God. I would argue that, that is not always true. There are times in life that we change out of experience or need. I have seen it my own life and in the lives of others. The real issue is that we can not change the big ticket issues, our ability to influence impact and change our surroundings.
In a world full of pain, broken people and misplaced trust is not the ability to change our surroundings the most important thing we can bring to a broken and hurting world. Sure we can bring money, and good intentions. We can bring programs and scriptures. And while scriptures do have the power to transform lives, it is the people who lead by example, lead by living the scriptures who truly change lives, change families, change communities and change the world.
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