Good morning from the office today. Yup, Tuesdays seem to the be the day of the odd schedule in my week. Might as well roll with it and type the devotional from wherever I be on this day. Sometimes we find ourselves making a stand on something that has changed. Much as we would like, the old ways are gone, the new schedule is in effect, or as God did with Peter in Acts 10, something is declared cleansed, and what was forbidden is now good to go. The change may be tough. If we were raised with a certain thing in a certain way, a change to that thing may give us a lot of difficulty. Even that thing where we got to a ripe old age and discovered that we were taught wrong by the teacher back in the day can be tough to change. Learning the new way takes time and effort, concentration of the will, and maybe a turning to prayer.
We often think of our best help last. It's time to make a change, so we marshal the forces of the self. God patiently waits for us to get done exhausting our selves and turn to Him in prayer before He steps in with His mighty forces. I'll admit it; I have tried and tried self-improvement, self-coaching, self-criticism, and self-shaming. None of them work without God and His authority. When it is time for a change, maybe the first change we need to make is to come to God in prayer first instead of last.
Have a better day of change in Christ!Bucky
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