Questions for growing and changing
Jan 23rd, 2012 by ljkim
We’re doing a series on how we grow and change, and the first thing I want to get across is that it IS possible to change and grow. Although there are many people who are stuck unable to change, real change is possible… Those who say “people never really change” are usually talking about changing other people; we want to change others, and we can’t. But we can be part of deep and lasting and meaningful change in ourselves… when we want it. So the question is: What do you want to change or grow in yourself?
So here I am, and I’m teaching this series – but when I sat down to think about what I’d like to change and grow – I immediately came up with nothing. Nada. Zilch. So right away I figure that part of the problem here is, not knowing what we need to change and grow… I mean, I’m sure we see things we’d like to change and grow (at times), but they just seem so impossible, and we’ve been burned so often by our failures in the past, that we quickly file them away an ignore them…
So once we know that real change and growth IS possible, we have trouble accessing those files… So here’s a little help to jog your memory. What would you like to change or grow in yourself?
- Are you passionate for God? Or are you more passionate about clothes, of football, or promotions, or food?
- Are you brave? Or do you shrink back from things that take you out of your comfort zone?
- Are you kind with a Jesus like kindness? Or do you settle for being “nice” with a hint of “don’t mess with me.”
- Are you deeply spiritual and joyful? Or do you just think about food and money and respect like everyone else?
- Do you love people, your neighbors? Or are you competing against them?
- Is God a daily part of your life, are you walking with Him, is He speaking to you? Or are you just religious?
- Are you setting your hopes on getting more money and promotions in the future? Or are you trying to get more of God?
- Do you believe that God can really change your life? That He is an active presence and power in it… Or are you living on your own?
These are just a few. Feel free to add your own questions to the list in the comments section.
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