The best way to go about change is to be honest before the Lord and admit that you can’t change in your own power.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and I tell you, resolutions are a funny thing. You know how it is – you commit to and make plans to change. Taking things into your own hands, you resolve to change if it kills you. And maybe this is why resolutions fail so often. You make a commitment not to eat sweets and then all of a sudden, every crème brûlée or piece of chocolate you see, you’ve just got to have it! I think the better way to go when it comes to change – I mean, really desiring to change things – is to be honest and simply say, “Oh, Jesus, I just cannot do this – really, I can’t. I cannot do it.” Because then it’s not about me sticking to a resolution. When I pray like that, the Bible says I am no longer controlled by the flesh, but by the Spirit of God who lives in me. It’s a great way to live – so give it a try, friend. Just a little something for you to think about the next time you pass up dessert.
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