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A lot of times, when we are frustrated or angry, we think, "God, why can't that person be different? It'd be a lot easier to deal with them if they were smarter/nicer/kinder/funnier/etc." Or "God, look what situation this person has put me in!" We tend to blame others for our mistakes or situations--"Oh, if only he had been there...", or "She should've been looking out for me"--and often, our prayers are centered around changing someone, whether it be small things ("have him stop smoking") or even bigger ("have him treat me better"). But...how often do we pray to change ourselves? I sure don't often. I often view myself as a wall--I'm structured and never going to change...so the situation around me must change. "Lord, please change this!" or "Lord, please change that!". Well...why not "Lord, change me!"
We want to believe we're the right way to live, that everyone else has got it wrong. Lord, have I wanted to think that! I've often found myself critiquing others based on the things I've done. "Lord, help him, he's not doing right...", when the whole time, *I* was the one who wasn't doing right by God. We have to be willing to admit that we need changed, not just others.
I think we all know how truly hard it would be to change the way God may have intended for us to. To say "Lord, change me" and MEAN it is one of the hardest things in the world. It means being willing to give up everything in your heart and life and simply living for God, going where He sends you. It's so hard. But at the same time, you can gain so much from it. He may just have a small change for you--maybe to be quieter, more submissive. He may have a big change--stop hanging out with people bringing you down. Either way, He's God! He knows the right way to be and the way to bring you back to holy living. He knows how you need to change and how to change you.
3 simple words: "Lord, change me". It's not so simple. It could take a day, a month, a year, a lifetime...but by saying it (and meaning it!), God has some awesome plans for you.
thanx 2 Tina and Paul for introducing me 2 God. |