"I love you," he said, "but I can't get you to stop drinking. But I don't think you have to hurt so bad. Unless: you want to. And if you don't want to, there's a way ... but it's going to have to be an inside job." (James, "Rosie")
I read somewhere: "People change when they are ready, never before that." We can keep nagging at people to change, but, until they are ready, it's going to be a futile effort --- because we don't change people. They change on their own ... by God's grace. It's an inside job; an intimate affair between the person and God. It is often triggered by a catalyst, a life-changing event, or an eye-opener. And the change begins with a glimmer of hope (that we can be much more than who we are now) and a sliver of faith (that, because we are God's children, we can be like Him).
We are made in His image and likeness. We may not be completely like Him now, but, I believe, that each one of us carries a part of Him within us. And, once we see and recognize the God in us, it will be easier to let it flow into the forefront of who we are. Imagine if we are all able to do that, then we will be able to piece together God's image in its entirety! Isn't it a beautiful thought that we make up a part of the puzzle that builds into the complete picture of God?
From today's 2nd Reading - 1 John 3:1-2
"Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is."
Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29
"By the Lord has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes."
I read somewhere: "People change when they are ready, never before that." We can keep nagging at people to change, but, until they are ready, it's going to be a futile effort --- because we don't change people. They change on their own ... by God's grace. It's an inside job; an intimate affair between the person and God. It is often triggered by a catalyst, a life-changing event, or an eye-opener. And the change begins with a glimmer of hope (that we can be much more than who we are now) and a sliver of faith (that, because we are God's children, we can be like Him).
We are made in His image and likeness. We may not be completely like Him now, but, I believe, that each one of us carries a part of Him within us. And, once we see and recognize the God in us, it will be easier to let it flow into the forefront of who we are. Imagine if we are all able to do that, then we will be able to piece together God's image in its entirety! Isn't it a beautiful thought that we make up a part of the puzzle that builds into the complete picture of God?
From today's 2nd Reading - 1 John 3:1-2
"Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is."
Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29
"By the Lord has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes."
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