Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

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LORD, PI.EAS E HEL P M E T O CHANG Eortysomething an d single , Barbar a skillfull y manage dpeople a t th e office . She wa s efficient, articulate, well -respected. Well , a t leas t wit h he r work . Barbara' s relationshi pwith her mother painte d anothe r picture .When Mo m calle d he r a t th e office , Barbara sounde d lik e atwelve-year-old girl , agreeing t o every demand Mam a made .Leaving work eac h day , i t got worse . Barbar a stil l live d wit hher mother , a longtime wido w and hypochondriac , and sh e waitedon he r mom's needs almost constantly . A behind-the-back joke a tthe offic e claimed Barbar a an d Mam a woul d sta y roomies unti l"death do the m part. "Not oblivious to the joke, Barbar a eventually took a lease o na condo b y herself. Sh e wanted t o change he r relationshi p wit hMom.However, th e wee k Barbar a move d in , her mother' s phon ecalls increased. Soo n Barbar a ha d mor e responsibilitie s fo r he rmother tha n before . She ra n errands , cooke d meals , even staye dovernight whe n Mo m fel t il l or lonely . Eventually , Barbar a spen tso much tim e wit h he r mothe r tha t sh e decide d t o move bac khome."God want s m e t o car e fo r m y family," she explaine d t ofriends. "I f I leave Mother, I' m showin g a lack of honor. "People a t wor k though t tha t Barbar a lacke d self-respect ,and the y noted he r depression .It's understandabl e tha t Barbar a fel t depressed. Sh e ha dfailed t o surviv e a difficult transition, an d consequently , he r rela -tionship wit h Mo m neve r changed .ien w e se t about t o change ourselve s o r a situation, th eransition seldo m run s smoothly . We'r e explorin g ne wterritory, tryin g on ne w behaviors , shakin g up well-ingrained pat -terns an d makin g change s tha t othe r peopl e migh t no tappreciate. Survivin g th e up s and down s o f the transitio n ca n b etough—and ca n las t what feels like forever.That's when w e gain patience ."My brothers and sisters , when yo u hav e many kinds o f trou -bles, yo u shoul d b e ful l o f joy, becaus e yo u kno w tha t thes etroubles tes t your faith , and thi s wil l giv e you patience, " wrot eJames t o early Christians .12S
STUMBLING TOWAR D FREEDO MHe continued : "Le t your patienc e sho w itsel f perfectl y i nwhat you do. Then yo u will be perfect and complet e an d wil l hav eeverything you need . Bu t i f any o f you need s wisdom, yo u shoul dask God fo r it . He i s generous and enjoy s giving t o al l people, s ohe wil l give you wisdom" (Jame s 1:2-5) .When w e face the trial s of transition , Go d ca n gran t u s th ewisdom an d patienc e t o hang on . W e can conside r the m a bless -ing because patienc e ca n lea d t o a remarkable, healin g chang ethat's worth th e wait .®PERSONAL CHECKPOIN TIn Par t Four, you'll encounter th e ups and down s of transition .1. Ho w are you surviving the difficultie s of transition ?2. Wha t tempts you t o give up on changing ?3. Ho w can you consider th e trial s of changing a joy?75
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INTRODUCTIONnatural powe r al l ca
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