Faith Words: Change

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Change - It's constant.  Some change I like.  Some I don't.  Change takes work.  But I need changing.  I certainly don't want to stay like I am forever. 

A couple of weeks ago, we sang a song during worship that goes:  "Ancient words ever true, changing me and changing you."  That's the kind of change I need - the change only that God's Word can make in my heart.

If I let Him, what change could God make in me?  Where would He start?  Where could He take me?  Will I stay changed? 

Lord, give me the courage and strength - day by day - to choose You.  Lord, change me!

Patrice

Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit in me.

Comments

Shannon Augesen said…
Shannon Augesen. John 15:4-5 (NIV) "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
January 15, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Brenda Sorrells said…
Brenda Sorrells. Ephesians 2:6 (NIV)
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.
January 15, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Kim OConnor said…
Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.

Romans 12:2 NLT
Kim O'Connor
January 16, 2012 at 9:04 AM
shari horne said…
Shari Horne Psalm 112:1
Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands.
January 16, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Penny redman said…
Be joyful always, pray continuously, give thanks In all circumstances, for this is Gods will for you in Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
January 16, 2012 at 1:55 PM
tala1947 said…
God Provides Philippians 4:19 
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
January 16, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Pam said…
Pam Hicks II Corinthians 5 16-17 (NIV)
"So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
January 16, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Sheree Denny said…
NIV; Psm 119:10 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
January 16, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Mary Lou Vorheis said…
Now to Him who is able to do abundantly more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.

Eph 3:20 ASB
January 18, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Carol Rea said…
I Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy others,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
January 20, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Mary Lou Vorheis said…
The Lord is with me, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Ps 118:6 NIV
January 30, 2012 at 1:20 PM
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