Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

STARTLING INT O TH E TRUT Hhair stuc k ou t t o there, I dust an d scru b i n m y nightshirt. (Wh owants t o tak e a shower firs t thing i n th e morning , onl y t o nee danother dousin g when you're throug h cleanin g at noon? )My system work s fine until somebod y startle s m e wit h th edoorbell. Suddenly, I realize I' m a smelly fright.Do I answer the ring ?Never.I bolt t o a room where , fro m th e front door's perspective ,nobody ca n find me .That's ofte n wha t happen s whe n we'r e confronte d b y aneed t o change. Unabl e t o handle what' s unsightl y abou t our -selves, we run fo r cover, hoping no one sa w us.Unfortunately, it' s usuall y to o late . Often b y the tim e w e"see what w e see and kno w what w e know" 2 about ourselves , peo -ple around u s already recogniz e ou r nee d fo r change. (Wh y ar ewe always the las t to know? )Even i f we do manage t o hide, sooner o r late r our problem sooze out . And eve n wit h th e bes t o f cover-ups , there' s alway ssomebody who knows everything .It's God .And pleasin g Hi m i s reason enoug h t o change .Have yo u bee n startle d int o th e trut h abou t yourself ? I n Par tOne, conside r th e debilitating effect s of denial an d ho w t o begi nthe journey towar d change .1. Wha t would you lik e to change about yourself ?2. Ho w did i t feel to discover thi s need fo r change ?3. Wha t wa s your first respons e t o thi s need fo r change? Wh y di dyou respond thi s way?3