Have you ever told someone that you are a non conformist, that you march to the beat of your own drum? Many of us have, but we really don’t. We end up doing what everyone else does or following along with someone else, fitting in with the crowd. Do you want to change, and not be the same old you? It’s hard, according to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, while preaching at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL and MARIETTA. Change is a business these days, everyone has an opinion of how to help you be a better you. We sense we need change, so we change our jobs, our hair color, our cars, work out, trying to make a change that feels good, telling ourselves we march to a different drummer. But we don’t. Not really, we end up with same worries and the same problems. We can’t seem to fix what is on the inside, according to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS.
Romans 12:2 says “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (KJV). How do you do that? How do you just step back and let go? PASTOR JOHN COLLINS preaches that our first step is to make growing in Christ a priority in our lives. It’s out of that relationship that the power for change comes. It’s his Holy Spirit living in us that is the power. You invite Jesus in to your heart, and make Him a priority. You will feel better, you will have joy, and you will change. The second step is to prayerfully listen for direction. In faith, we do the next thing Jesus tells us to do. Any move toward new life is going to seem risky. Our part is to take that step, trusting that God will be there to provide whatever is needed. He will be, let go and let God provide for you. Jesus died so that we could change….he was beaten, mocked, carried his cross, then crucified, so that we could change and live eternally in heaven. I would rather fit into that crowd….the one that Jesus leads. Wouldn’t you?
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