When we turned our will and life over to God many of us had hope for a quick turnaround in our lives. We failed to remember how many years it took us to get to where we are in our lives today. Some of us gave up hope of recovery when we found ourselves struggling with life minus our dependency. For this reason we must be aware that hope grows gradually as we wholeheartedly practice surrender of our will to the care of God, and commit to obeying His principles in all our affairs.
Our thought process was previously programmed by our self-focused thinking and now needs to be reprogrammed so it is in line with what the Bible teaches. To reprogram our minds, we need to acknowledge and repent of our incorrect thinking, ask God to help us believe in our hearts, and fill our minds with the knowledge of His Word that gives us the power to carry it out.
We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience. (Colossians 1:9b-11 NIV)
God has promised to help us and give us direction in the way we are to go. Laying down our will in favour of God’s will for our lives is the way to a meaningful, purposeful life. Maintaining our hope of change and being patient with ourselves is what will work in the long run. With God in our lives there really is hope for the future.
Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. (Romans 12:2a NIRV)
Prayer: Gracious God, Thank You for giving me hope and a future. I choose to surrender my will to You and ask that You change my way of thinking and behaving. Amen
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