You Don't Need to Be Superhuman: Leave It to God!
When we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, something wonderful happens: God begins to change our desires, and we want to be more like Him. That is good news! However, there's one important lesson we need to learn — we cannot change ourselves. In fact, trying to bring about change in our own strength will always lead to frustration. I learned this lesson firsthand.
When I read God's Word and saw all of the areas of my life that needed improvement, I immediately went to work, trying to change myself into a good Christian. I tried to improve my mouth, my mind, my behavior, and every other area that didn't measure up to perfection. However, my efforts were in vain. It seemed like every other day I was giving up!
For instance, if I didn't get my way when I wanted something, my automatic response was to get upset. I often used anger and self-pity to manipulate people to do what I wanted. So I decided that things were going to be different.
I have always been determined, so I decided I would simply use my willpower to be a better person. Yes, you can probably guess what happened — I didn't get any better. In fact, I think I actually got a little worse. I was so harsh with my kids that I couldn't even tell them to take out the trash without sounding like a drill sergeant!
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