Have you found yourself in a slump lately well many of us may be experiencing the same thing. Truth and reason go hand-in-hand one without the other is like a hand without a glove or needle without thread. Day after day we experience similar things and if not careful we can fall into a slump or sluggish mental attitude. The mind is an important thing because what we think we eventually do. That is not to say that everything we think we will do but most of the times our actions come from our thoughts and if our thoughts are negative all the time we will be feeling negative ourselves. But what's most important is that we have a correct grasp on what reality actually is. Many of us experience similar situations and experiences every day yet very few of us learn to grow from the things that we experience every day. I don't want to make this a treaty on self improvement, but what I want to do is bring us to a point where we can see our needs and then go about through God's strength in meeting those needs for ourselves and for other people. We have definitely become one another's counselors and I think as we receive counsel from the Lord it is most important to share that counsel with other people.
Family is important but without having the right direction and guidance from God how can we counselor own families? What makes matters worse is when family members don't want to receive our instruction or our guidance. What does a Christian do at this point is very important I will say once again we have definitely become one another's counselors but if those who are in most need of counsel refuse it then what do we do? The obvious answer is prayer but even our prayers at times can seem weak and to go unnoticed or unheard. Most of you at this point are saying well if someone doesn't want to listen to me then I'll just leave them alone! But I believe you have more of an influence on that person when they're unwilling to listen then when they're ready to hear what you have to say. Perfect example is the idea of friendship. When you are with a friend you tend to do the things that they do regardless of whether or not you even want to do them. Their influence rubs off on you and your influence should rub off on them! I'm not talking about self-help again what I'm talking about is a little bit more than just living an exemplary life, but actually being a change agent in that person's life. It's like that person who goes undercover but in this case you're definitely not undercover you're actually exposing what your agenda is to them, and that agenda is that you love and care for them and you want to see them start making right decisions. Even though you cannot force them to change you can use your life as an example as a change agent to rub off on them so intern they will start to see the difference in your life and want to change themselves.
At this point I have to offer a warning because if all you're doing is trying to change another person you will not succeed what is most important for you as someone wanting to see someone else come out of destructive patterns, you need to allow them to see what Grace looks like. Gods grace always evokes jealousy in people that don't have it. This happens because the word of God is strong and powerful and it brings conviction into that person's heart when you were living out your faith according to those principles and promises. To be the best change agent that you can be you need to make sure that you are still changing. The fact that you're reading this right now is a clear indication that you still have a desire for sanctification because you wouldn't be reading this if you didn't. What I really wanted to say in this brief blog is that regardless of the losses that you've experienced there is always room for growth when we let go and acknowledge that we have lost something it doesn't mean that that thing is lost forever, life revolves around change and even though it's true we should not be given into change there are things that need to grow and grow until that metamorphous becomes a butterfly.
Things are never truly lost even though we think we are alone and it's the most difficult thing to see but when we can see through the veil of uncertainty we will have more faith in the present moment. I would love for all of humanity to come to this point but I know that only some people will reach that realization in the Lord.
Family is important but without having the right direction and guidance from God how can we counselor own families? What makes matters worse is when family members don't want to receive our instruction or our guidance. What does a Christian do at this point is very important I will say once again we have definitely become one another's counselors but if those who are in most need of counsel refuse it then what do we do? The obvious answer is prayer but even our prayers at times can seem weak and to go unnoticed or unheard. Most of you at this point are saying well if someone doesn't want to listen to me then I'll just leave them alone! But I believe you have more of an influence on that person when they're unwilling to listen then when they're ready to hear what you have to say. Perfect example is the idea of friendship. When you are with a friend you tend to do the things that they do regardless of whether or not you even want to do them. Their influence rubs off on you and your influence should rub off on them! I'm not talking about self-help again what I'm talking about is a little bit more than just living an exemplary life, but actually being a change agent in that person's life. It's like that person who goes undercover but in this case you're definitely not undercover you're actually exposing what your agenda is to them, and that agenda is that you love and care for them and you want to see them start making right decisions. Even though you cannot force them to change you can use your life as an example as a change agent to rub off on them so intern they will start to see the difference in your life and want to change themselves.
At this point I have to offer a warning because if all you're doing is trying to change another person you will not succeed what is most important for you as someone wanting to see someone else come out of destructive patterns, you need to allow them to see what Grace looks like. Gods grace always evokes jealousy in people that don't have it. This happens because the word of God is strong and powerful and it brings conviction into that person's heart when you were living out your faith according to those principles and promises. To be the best change agent that you can be you need to make sure that you are still changing. The fact that you're reading this right now is a clear indication that you still have a desire for sanctification because you wouldn't be reading this if you didn't. What I really wanted to say in this brief blog is that regardless of the losses that you've experienced there is always room for growth when we let go and acknowledge that we have lost something it doesn't mean that that thing is lost forever, life revolves around change and even though it's true we should not be given into change there are things that need to grow and grow until that metamorphous becomes a butterfly.
Things are never truly lost even though we think we are alone and it's the most difficult thing to see but when we can see through the veil of uncertainty we will have more faith in the present moment. I would love for all of humanity to come to this point but I know that only some people will reach that realization in the Lord.
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