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How do you eat an elephant?? One bite at a time Chapter 6 Making Changes Transformation ...I was already to read this next chapter wow has the bast 6 weeks been hard! OK so your boat is set on autopilot and it is set for east. However you are bound and determined to go west. You struggle it is so hard Whew....you become exhausted ya keep trying ya let go and wham you go east. That is the way our lives are. We are programmed from many years of habit to do certain things.By our own willpower we force ourselves to try new behaviors.You try and try and pretty soon you give up and are off on a diet, get involved in an unhealthy relationship,start smoking again on and on.We have to submit allow God to change us. "Offer yourselves a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. Let God Transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind." The beatitude here is Happy are those whose greatest desires to do what God requires. Is it gonna happen overnight be easy ABSOLUTELY not... But if we do this we will be happy. First we need to look at our defects and the origin of them Where do our character defects come from!!! Biological, sociological, and theological. Sources, Chromosomes, circumstances, choices. Our Chromosomes We have inherited positive and negative characteristics. However this predisposition doesn't give you an excuse to act out inappropriately. You are still responsible for your behavior Our Circumstances How you were raised current circumstances Contribute to your character.The truth is many current character defects are actually defeating at temps to satisfy your unmet needs. Many are attempts to protect yourself to handle hurt rejection and to cope. Choices The choices we make are the mose significant source of your character defects because they are the one thing you can do something about. Why does it take so long to get rid of these defects? there are 4 main reasons. 1. We have had them a long time. 2. We consider them part of our identity 3. defect has payoffs - for every action there is a reaction! 4. Satan discourages our efforts to change The Bible says "Satan is a liar. There is no Truth in him. WHen he tells a lie he shows what he is really like because he is a liar and the father of lies" Jesus says " You will know the truth and the truth will set you free" How do we cooperate with Gods change process VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO EVERY CHANGE. "Be transformed by the renewing of the mind." If we want to change we have to reset the copilot in our minds! Our thoughts determine our feelings our feelings determine our actions.OK these next 7 points will help to cooperate with Gods changing your autopilot 1.Focus on changing one defect at a time."An intelligent person aims at wise actions, but a fool starts off in many directions." 2. Focus on one victory one day at a time." Give us today our daily bread" He didn't say give us this week our abundance of food. He wants us to rely on him daily! " Dint be anxious about tomorrow God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live one day at a time." 3.Focus on Gods Power not your willpower -"Can a leopard take away his spots?Nor can you who are so used to doing evil now start being good." 4 Focus on the good things not the bad. " Fix your thoughts on what is good and true and right. Think about things that are pure. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about it." Stay alert, be in prayer so that you don't enter the danger zone without knowing it."Don't be naive Part of you is eager ready for anything in God and part of you is lazy as an old sleeping by a fire" 5 Focus on doing good not feeling good! " If you are guided by the Holy Spirit you will be in no danger of yielding to self indulgence" 6 Focus on people who help you not hinder you! "Don't be fooled bad friends will ruin good habits" 7, Focus on Progress not perfection!" I am sure that God who began a good work in you Will continue his work Until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus Comes back"BABY steps He loves you today as much as tomorrow as much as yesterday. OK now Pray about this God thank you for your forgiveness, I am ready to submit myself for change thought you. I have defects that have hurt me and that have hurt others. show me these clearly I cannot do this alone only with you Christ jesus and the power of the Holy SPirit. Transform my mind, my heart, and my actions. I need your help in knowing where to star.Help me I am ready to follow your lead. In Christ Amen Write about it You can make 3x5 note cards and put scripture and on the back put the defect that attributes to it. Read them every nite and every morning...change the programming in your mind. Replace those thoughts with good thoughts of Christ word. I hope that this is sharing..I am learning and I am pouring myself unto the Lord God... with him my life is changing. GBU till next one.... Sallie  In Christ Name, Sallie |
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4/13/2008 5:37 pm |
Very nice Sallie. Some very good points here and the prayer was nice too. 2 words come to mind "Total Surrender." 
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4/14/2008 5:20 am |
What we fear the most, sometimes we create with that fear.
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Half a Boy/Half a Man? Some women like us that way. 
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