WHAT SHALL I SAY? WHAT SHALL I DO?

I enter 2014 with one thought racing through my mind....there is one situation I really need to change. The situation is one which brings continuous pain, anxiety and reoccurs intermittently every few months. How do I change the situation?.........
I need to change.

Four little words ....yet they are weighty. One of our greatest challenges is to bring about change in our lives. So many people I speak to feel that they are stuck in situations which seem impossible. They allow their circumstances to reach breaking point and then make wrong decisions under duress. We tend to watch and wait rather than act, and cycles of destruction are never broken.

Change = Intent + Ability

I can be responsible for change. I have the intent and ability....so let's unpack 'the how' of bringing change:

C- Consider with courage what steps should be taken to bring about this change. Are there conversations that should take place, are there relationship issues that need to be discussed? List the steps necessary for change.

H- Hope in God that He will give you the courage and strength you need to bring about this change.

A- Aim high towards fulfilling certain goals that will enhance change.

N- Nostalgic reflection is counterproductive, press on towards your objective.

G- Guessing what others think and feel will dishearten your spirit, ask good open-ended questions (Who? What? Where? When?) and accept the answer. Peace of mind comes not from what we think we know, but from what we accept.

E- Expect change to occur. Expect God to intervene. We so often give up at the last hurdle.

Disappointment = Reality- High Expectations
Is it possible that there are some people who are unable or maybe even unwilling to change?

We have to accept that we can only change ourselves, we can't change other people. We are 50% responsible for all our relationships therefore finding contentment in the fact that we have done what is necessary to bring about change is paramount to our peace.

Letting go is hard but necessary. This year do not carry that same burden you carried last year, let us all let go. Let us be intentional, embrace change and lay our burden down.

"WHAT CAN I SAY? WHAT CAN I DO? BUT OFFER THIS HEART, O LORD, COMPLETELY TO YOU."

XXxxxxxxxxxx Margs