I've been thinking about habits a lot here lately. So far from perfect, there are many things I should change. And really, there is no excuse not to change. In my head I know I have everything I need to put change into effect, but I drag my heels. I make excuses. I ask God to show how to start changes or how to change even though usually I already know the answers and use such petitions as an excuse to wait... and wait.
Oh, but if I change the way I think about God, suddenly the whole situation transforms.
If I think about God in me--beautiful, powerful, perfect, loving, and incredible in every way--change no longer seems a chore, but an inevitable push into something more great and awesome than any existence I have ever experienced.
If I think about God's nature I know change is pleasing, precious, and full of joy.
If I think about God's power I know change is the coming of light into darkness, the bringing of sunlight into the night.
Oh, but if I change the way I think about God, suddenly the whole situation transforms.
If I think about God in me--beautiful, powerful, perfect, loving, and incredible in every way--change no longer seems a chore, but an inevitable push into something more great and awesome than any existence I have ever experienced.
If I think about God's nature I know change is pleasing, precious, and full of joy.
If I think about God's power I know change is the coming of light into darkness, the bringing of sunlight into the night.
The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5
And suddenly there are no more excuses to be made, because everything in me is flowing with God's will. Like a moth to a bright light I have no will to fight my destiny. Instead I long for it, fight for it, and fly to it.
Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
Isaiah 40:31
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