by Neil Anderson November 1 A Change Of Beliefs Ephesians 2:4, 5 God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us . . . made us alive together in Christ Twenty-three-year-old Jenny was a pretty Christian young woman with a seemingly pleasant personality. She had loving parents and came from a good church. But she was torn up inside, having never experienced anything but a depressive life. She had bombed out of college and was on the verge of being fired from her job. She had suffered from eating disorders for several years and medical treatment for her problems seemed futile. I was in the midst of planning an intensive one-month spiritual retreat for some of our seminary students, and somehow I knew that Jenny needed to be there even though she wasnt a seminary student. I invited her, and to my surprise, she agreed to attend. Shortly after we arrived, I sat down with Jenny privately. I didnt invite you here to change your behavior, Jenny, I said. Your behavior isnt your problem. Ive always been told that my behavior is my problem, she answered, looking a little surprised at my statement. Im not worried about your behavior. Its your beliefs Im interested in. Im praying that you will change your beliefs about God and who you are in Christ. Youre not a failure. You are a child of God, no better and no worse than any other person at this retreat. I want you to start believing it because its the truth. For the first time in her life Jenny had been affirmed as the person of value to God that she was. And she began to believe it. During the next 30 days, a miraculous transformation took place in Jenny. Her circumstances didnt change, but she did. Too often we try to change our behavior without changing our beliefs. It doesnt work that way. We must change our beliefs before we can make significant changes in our behavior. Nothing will change your behavior more than a true knowledge of God and who you are as His child. Prayer: Father in heaven, what a liberating privilege it is to call You my Father and realize that I am Your child
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 19:53:01 +0000
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