Changes Begin with You

Changes Begin with You

So often we make promises to ourselves about making changes in our lives. We can easily make excuses when we fail or do not try to make the changes that are necessary in our lives.

Resolutions are a dime a dozen and it is said that approximately 40 percent keep their resolutions. So that means 60 percent have failed or gave up on their promise to themselves or to others.

You know the kind of promises and commitments we make, especially at New Years, no more eating junk food, but only healthy food. The diet, exercising regularly, no drinking or no more drug abuse starts now!

No sooner you get out of the gate you trip up and fall flat on your face. Bad habits are so hard to break and the sad thing is that we make such ridiculous excuses to justify why we cannot do it.

You may be saying,
“My kids drive me to drink” or its my spouse or partner why I take drugs, drink or even overeat to oblivion. Some children and adult children even blame parents for their own dysfunction as well.
The pandemic is a good excuse now to justify our our bad habits or sinful actions.

When you look into the mirror today who do you see? I am not talking about the external you, but the internal you. The heart in you and the real you. Are you still trying to bury the pain and hurt after all these darn years?
Are you still blaming others and making excuses for your own failure and disappointments?

If change comes to your life it has to start with you and you only. No more excuses! Even to the believer, we can easily make excuses and why we do not live a victorious Christian life and make the same excuses why we live and enjoy our sin.

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it”.
James 1:22‭-‬25 NLT

If you desperately desire and want real change then allow the power of God’s love to come into your heart and guide your life.

“Jesus Christ is just not some “higher power”, but He is the power of the Most High God.”

If we allow God to examine us and confess our need for Him we will guide us, lead us, and fill us with His strength and grace to overcome some of our most challenging obstacles. You must be determined to get up and keep moving forward because God cares and listen to your deepest needs and failures.

If you already broke your promise and resolution so what! Stop listening to the negative voices and lies of the devil and get back up on your feet, because greater is He, God that is in you, than he that is in this world.

My friend, You can do this, but you must stop making excuses and be accountable. It takes a lot of humility, discipline, and commitment. So arise and face yourself and your world today!!!