“God Changes Our Hearts, Not Us”

"But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, then the veil is taken away. Now, the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, he gives freedom. And all of us have had that veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more."

2 Corinthians 3:16-18 (NLT)

Doesn't that give you relief? I am so glad that God is the one doing the changing in my life—not me. I hate to admit this but I am so wishy-washy. I'm really loving and gracious one minute and the next, I'm spitting out the most hateful poison. Have you noticed that it is really easy to be loving toward others when they are loving toward you. But its not so easy being loving toward others when they are being down right mean and hateful. I have learned that God sometimes puts these kinds of people in our paths to teach us to be loving no matter how we are treated by them. Remember this thought: "Those who deserve love the least, need it the most!"

This verse is so encouraging because it reminds us that God is the one working in our hearts changing us to be more like him. Our job is to cooperate with the transformation and if we mess up, don't worry, He'll give us another chance. : )

-Kristy

Don't Allow Your Situation to Stop You!

"You must accept whatever situation the Lord has put you in, and continue on

as you were when God first called you."

1 Corinthians 7:17

I like this verse because it reminds me that I shouldn't stop when things get sticky in life. I shouldn't wait for perfect conditions to pursue my career. I shouldn't stop pursuing my ministry dream when things don't go as planned.

Can I tell you a little secret? THINGS NEVER GO AS PLANNED! Mostly because its MY plan and not God's. Make sense? Remember Proverbs says "We make our plans but it's God purpose that prevails",right?

So today if your situation doesn't go the way you planned, keep going. "Why Try to understand the road we travel? Its the Lord who directs our steps." - Proverbs 21:24

Now you can have a great day no matter what the outcome is! :)

Kristy