TRANSFORMING THURSDAY
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If someone surprised you with the gift of a makeover, you still have to make a choice as to whether or not to allow that makeover to happen... whether or not you will accept the gift of the makeover of you, OR your wardrobe, OR your home is your choice.
- If you choose, then there are things you need to do like humble yourself and let them see all your blemishes, OR your lousy wardrobe, OR your house that's falling apart. Usually this entails accepting it on their terms and following their guidelines, saying "Whatever it takes!"
- You may be so sorry for not doing a better job ... so embarrassed... feeling so helpless that you wish you would have taken better care of your body/appearance, OR taken better care to select your wardrobe, OR cared enough to do timely repairs on your house... you articulate those feelings...
- Your choice leads you to sit down in a chair and allow them to begin their work on you, OR give them permission to have access to your closet, OR give them the keys to your house to go in and literally take over the work...
I hope by now you're beginning to make the connections to a personal transformation from darkness to light. Salvation has been offered to us as a gift of God by the faith and grace of Jesus Christ who gave His blood sacrifice for it to happen. Yes! It is a free gift, but I still have to accept it on His terms. Remember the verse last month? "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- ..."
- If you choose salvation, then there are things you need to do like humble yourself and let God see all your blemishes (sins), OR all your lousy attitudes/habits (sins), OR your spiritual house that's falling apart (sins). This entails accepting on God's terms and following His guidelines... saying "Whatever it takes!"
- You may be so sorry for not doing a better job ... so embarrassed... feeling so helpless that you wish you would have done things differently.... you articulate those feelings...
- Your choice leads you to give God access to your heart and the reins of your life..., OR give them the keys to your spiritual house / heart to go in and literally take over the work...
The work is quite a MAKEOVER! In fact, it is all about God's work. God's work is transforming! God is the One who does the transforming...
- From hate to love
- From death to life
- From backbiting to encouragement
- From lies to truth
- From stealing to giving
- From murder to rejuvenation
- From discord to harmony
- From impatience to patience
- From unkindness to kindness
- From faithlessness to faith
- From hopelessness to hope
Come back tomorrow to look even more deeply at how scripture says this transformation takes place in the FAMILY!
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