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miriam502 70F
77 posts
9/17/2008 7:10 am
Process Of Transformation


“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”–
2 Corinthians 3:18

Wouldn't it be great if God would just send out some sort of supernatural bolt from the blue and in an instant completely remake our character? If you're old enough, you may remember the Ajax laundry detergent television commercials that featured the White Knight. He would come charging up on his shiny white and zap anyone who was dirty. A woman is waiting at a bus stop on a rainy day when a careless driver comes by and splashes mud all over her. The lady has somewhere important to go, but now she's covered with mud! What's she going to do? Never fear. The Ajax White Knight is here. Zap! He points his lance at her and she's as clean and fresh as can be!

Those were effective commercials, and I'm sure they sold a lot of soap for the Ajax Company. But that's not the way Ajax really works, and it's certainly not the way God works. He is willing and able to help you remove all of those troubling areas from your life but He wants you to be involved in the process. He wants you to grow and become stronger, and He'll help you do that. He'll even guide you through the process if you are willing to have Him do that.

At the same time, it's pretty much true that "no pain, no gain." Oftentimes it takes time for us to get to the point where we are ready to see those things in our character that need to change and if we want to see them removed from our character altogether, we have to approach the situation with earnestness.

I have seen men and women instantly transformed by God's power. I've seen men who were consumed with anger and hatred become instantly loving and open when they were confronted by the living God. I've seen people who seemed to be hopelessly addicted to drugs and alcohol set free in an instant. Yes, that sort of thing can and does happen. But such events are the exception rather than the rule, and to count on something like that is not wise. The rule is that God doesn't want to make changes for you – He wants to do it with you!

Not until we quit resisting, fighting, denying, analyzing, or rationalizing are we ready to let God do His transformational work in our lives. So my question to you today is: Where are you in the "readiness" process?

Let God be the controller and life-changer in you and others.

* * *
Holy Spirit, show me where I am resisting, fighting, denying, or rationalizing my need for change. Give me eyes to see and a heart that is willing. Amen.

* * *

pagazo_57 66M
1995 posts
9/18/2008 6:11 am

cada cancion es una vida
cada vida una cancion
cada recuerdo un amor
cada amor es una vida
cada vida es un amor
en cada cancion un verso
en cada noche un delirio
cada delirio de amor
cada dia, cada noche
cada noche cada dia
de recuerdos y de delirios
cuando escucho una cancion
que me llena de ternura
de amor y muchos recuerdos
una lagrima y un beso
un te quiero y un olvido
cultivamos cada dia
cada noche cultivamos
un olvido y un te quiero

cada noche cada dia
en el jardin de mi vida
se cultivan los recuedos

Sienpre Para Ti..