Good things are coming ,

 


Good things are coming

Cause we are changing


WOW - and that was an ad that I saw during my morning walk couple of days back. 


I always like to look around and see if God is speaking to me through things that I see around me . And when my eyes got sight of the caption - 'good things are coming' - my heart leapt with joy. However when I saw the next line - I was pleasantly surprised, it said 'cause we are changing'🤪.


And I am like - well that one is definitely not for me ! I most definitely like the first part which said - good things are coming ! but the second part of changing was...hmmmm.. 


How often we are like that ! Given an option each one of us would like to pick and choose things in our life . Though life is a mix of everything. 


Can we change anything or anyone - hmmm - definitely not - barring ourselves !!


And that’s what I eventually liked about the ad - “ good things are coming- cause we are changing “ . Change is so so good....must finally admit to that one.


Those who are married can very well vouch that they must have tried in all their strength to change their spouses but utterly failed . The only change that can happen is in our own lives and within ourselves. Change in our thinking , in our approach, in our attitude , in our character, in our temperament, in our dealing with others and the list can go on and on . 


The Bible says we need “to put off our old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of our minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”

Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV.


Time to discard bad habits , bad thinking , bad lifestyles , bad character and embrace the NEW .


It can be very dramatic and wishful thinking to change overnight. It is a process but one step each day , a small effort to making a change within will come a long way . 


The advertisement that I saw on the sidewalk 


" Good things are coming 

Cause we are changing " 


Was about a hotel that was upgrading . Stripping itself of the old and upgrading to a new look .


Likewise lets strip off the old ways and think new . Let's upgrade ourselves to a newer version , install the right things , uninstall the old , deleting the viruses , protect ourselves and our minds [ 2 Corinthians 10: 3-5] and stepping into the newer YOU.


Let's change for the better !


BE THE CHANGE !

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