Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
I hope I have some comforting news for you today. Renewing your mind is not a one-and-done thing. Transformation is never a quick and easy process. Just ask the butterfly.
Why would I find this comforting you may ask? As a matter of fact, wouldn’t it be easier if it was just a Cinderella Godmother ‘poof’ and you are changed kind of moment? Perhaps, by the world’s standards that would be much easier. I challenge you to come up with anything in your life that was really worth anything that just poofed into your life. I know it isn’t easy to admit, but come on, your parents were right. Anything in life that is worth anything is worth working for.
I also find the thought comforting because it doesn’t mean I am a total screw-up. I stumble. I fall. I skin my knee. I throw fits. I want to give up. That is Ok. It is all part of the process. God knows it. He sends me people to go through life with. I am not alone. He offers grace. He picks me back up, dusts me off, and sets me on my way again.
By the way, it is also OK, when the world is laughing at you and not believing in you. We all experience that too. Just ask the caterpillar!
Lord, thank you for believing in me and helping me learn to fly. ~amen
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