Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

LORD, P I .FA.SK HELP M E T O CHANG Ebut w e don't reall y want to . That's a prescription fo r an immedi -ate downfall . Ho w badl y d o w e want t o change? Th e answe rdetermines ho w steadfastly we stay on course .Jesus said , "Anyon e wh o begin s t o plo w a field bu t keep slooking bac k i s of no us e i n th e kingdo m o f God" (Luk e 9:62) .Likewise, we can hardl y expect t o change when we'r e no t lookin gahead, focused on th e goal .Later, Pau l tol d th e Corinthians: "Th e one wh o plow s an dthe one wh o work s i n th e grai n shoul d hop e t o get som e o f th egrain fo r their work " ( 1 Corinthians 9:10c) . The sam e vers e i nanother version o f the Bibl e say s we should "plo w in hope" (KJV) .In thi s regard, ou r hop e rest s i n what's ahead rathe r tha n wha twe've left behind.When w e embark o n th e road t o change, w e can remembe rLot's wife. Fleeing th e wickedness o f Sodom an d Gomorrah , sh elooked bac k and turne d int o a pillar o f salt (Genesi s 19:26) . Ho wmuch bette r t o keep lookin g ahea d an d eventuall y t o tast e th esweetness of success .EHPERSONAL CHECKPOIN T1. Rerea d th e thre e way s that we're vulnerable whe n embarkin gon change . D o any of these describe you ?2. Wha t ca n yo u d o t o become les s vulnerable i n thes e or othe rareas?GOD'S VIEWPOIN TA prayer for perseverance :LORD, hear my prayer;listen to my cry for mercy.Answer mebecause you are loyal and good.Don't judge me, your servant,because no one alive is right before you.30