The Mind Connectionنموونە

Anyone Can Change

The easiest way to harm a relationship is to look at a person and think, You will never change. Thankfully, God always believes we can change, and therefore, He continues to work with us.

The first few years of my marriage to Dave, my behavior was at its worst. I had never been in a healthy relationship and honestly had no idea how to behave in one. My thoughts about marriage, and what to expect from a relationship, were all warped and unrealistic. When I asked Dave what enabled him to stick with me, he says, “I knew that God could change you.” Wow!

Dave’s belief that God could change me was a key factor in my healing. I only felt love from him. Sadly, most of the time I couldn’t receive it, but that didn’t stop him from being who he was. He kept offering love, and he remained joyful. God keeps giving even if we have not yet learned how to receive, and we can learn to do the same thing in our relationships with other people.

Even if you see no change at all yet, you can continue believing that God is working. Fill your mind with thoughts like, I believe God is working and all things are possible with Him. You will feel better, and your attitude toward the person in question will be much better.

I have learned that I am not responsible for the changes in others—God is. I am only responsible to fulfill the law of Christ, which is love! I think we focus too much on the results instead of just being fulfilled in knowing we are doing what God is asking of us.

We have all heard amazing stories of how people have been changed by God. Many of them involve God using someone who was willing to believe and not give up on them. Let God use you. Start believing that anybody can change.

Make the Mind Connection: Your thoughts, attitudes and actions can play an important role in someone’s transformation.

Adapted from The Mind Connection by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2015 by Joyce Meyer. Reprinted with permission of FaithWords, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. All rights reserved.