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God changes us to embrace change

6/12/2021

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It has been said that the only person who likes change, is a baby with a wet diaper. Those who have lived long lives know that change is inevitable. We can embrace change and improve, or avoid it. If we avoid improvement it is not living what God calls us to do. Prolonged inactivity dulls our senses, numbs our minds, and atrophies our muscles. God desires for us to seek continuous improvement motivated by His love.

It is important to note here that change does not refer to God or His Word. Malachi 3:6 states, “I the Lord do not change.” We can trust that God’s Word and His promises to us are true. 2 Corinthians 1:20 reads, For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Amen means, “so be it,” and it is an affirmation that what was spoken or written is true. We can wholeheartedly trust God in our lives!

The change that God wants us to embrace in our lives is change that strives to diminish sin in our lives. God desires for us to pursue change for the better so that we build our relationship with God which in turn enables us to better serve others in our life. When God’s will directs our life, our heart’s desire will align with God’s Word. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4. God seeks to change us so that what we desire is what God desires. The next verse in Psalm 37 describes how to do this. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. Psalm 37:5.

​Poet Deborah Ann Belka has a great poem, Change me Lord, that we can pray to seek God pleasing change in our lives.
​Change me Lord,
I know that I should be.
A different kind of person,
Than the one that I call me.
 
Change me Lord,
There’s so much You can do.
Take this old life of mine,
And make me someone new.
 
Change me Lord,
From the inside out.
To trust in only You,
And never need I doubt.
 
Change me Lord,
Make my heart grow true.
Help me to see the sin,
In the things I say and do.
 
Change me Lord,
Show me the things I do wrong.
Take away my weakness,
And make me someone strong.
 
Change me Lord,
So I can see You’re all I need.
To live my life like my Savior,
In my every act and deed.
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