Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

LORD, PLEAS E HE L P ME T O CHANG Estorms tha t rai l agains t it—unti l someday , wit h lusciou s curve sand color , i t rebounds and blooms .Accordingly, w e can vie w personal setback s a s temporar ychallenges rathe r tha n permanen t defeats . Even when winte r set -tles in , there' s alway s the promis e o f sprin g growth , i f we'r ewilling t o cultivate again . Infuse d b y the Hol y Spirit , th e huma nsoul can sta y amazingly resilient .So whatever th e mistake , whatever th e fallin g back int o sin ,we can depen d o n Go d t o forgive u s and hel p u s restart . W eneedn't giv e up our hope t o change .He ha s promised: " I will make u p t o you fo r the year s tha tthe swarmin g locus t ha s eaten . . . an d yo u shal l hav e plent y t oeat and b e satisfied , and prais e th e name o f the LOR D you r God ,who ha s dealt wondrously wit h you ; then M y people wil l never b eput t o shame" (Joe l 2:25-26 ; NASB) .After a summer o f killing bugs, I can attes t to the profundityof that promise .1. Wha t ha s se t you bac k fro m changing ?2. Ho w did thi s setback happen ?God's free offer of mercy to us :The LORD says, "All you who are thirsty,come and drink.Those of you who do not have money,come, buy and eat!Come buy wine and milkwithout money and without cost.Why spend your money on something that is not realfood?Why work for something that doesn't really satisfyyou?.90