Our American culture is often described as one of "Instant Gratification". We want to see instant results when it comes to weight loss and growing new hair on bald heads. We like to have the things we want before we can afford them and so we often buy on credit. Then when we have bad credit we create an industry that allows you to get then things you want anyhow, on monthly payment plans that would embarrass Scrooge, himself. In our hearts, of course, we know that patience and hard work are the key virtues to follow. Somewhere inside we know that all good things take time and are worth saving for, or acquiring gradually.
But I do have some good news for the instant change crowd. When we turn to the Lord and He enters our heart, dramatic change is possible...even likely. That's because you are totally new! 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" That's right, even though you are living in the same physical body, you are actually a new creation when you have invited Christ in. Rather than depending solely on will power, personal experience, innate intelligence and "street smarts", we now have a new identity that reflects the actual presence of the Lord in and through our lives. Perhaps you have had the experience of inviting the Lord into your life and seeing some of your own attitudes and behavior changing, almost overnight.
No matter where you are in life, it makes sense to turn to the Lord. Only He can make things right. Deuteronomy 30:2-3 "and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you."
blessings,
Rob Smith
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