Do you wonder if it is too late to turn things around? Do you want to be on a better path for your life? Do you wish there was a way? Have you considered trying to make a change? Have you made a change but not stuck with it? Do you know that God will bless your positive change?
We may be stuck in a rut. We may have gone down the wrong path and don’t know how to get out of it. We may desire a better life but don’t know how to obtain it. Making a New Year’s resolution may not have worked. Perhaps multiple attempts at change have failed.
Changing our lives is not easy, even if it is simple. We become accustomed to doing certain things and they become habits. We may like to have things a certain way, which we call obsessive-compulsive disorder. We hang out with a group of people we call friends who may not be a good influence for us. We have a yearning for change but don’t know how to begin.
If we really want to change and truly want a better life, there is only one thing to do—turn to God. It sounds simple, but it can be a significant challenge for us. We may need to give up hanging out with people we consider friends. We may need to ask God to remove bad habits. We certainly need to start communing with God and his people, meaning we need to go to church regularly.
When we decide to turn away from our former selves to be better, and we accept God into our lives, he blesses us. We may not see the immediate blessings. Just as God held back the calamity that was to befall the people of Nineveh, he may hold back something bad that was to happen to us. It is an unseen blessing. As we continue to follow him, we will start to see his blessings. It may take time to begin to see God working, but it will be well worth it.
I pray we all turn to God. I pray we ask God to help us make the change we need in our lives. I pray each one of us make a positive change in our lives with the help of God. Make the decision today. Give up your former life. Take on a new life. Accept God’s invitation. Accept God’s blessings.
Jonah 3:10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.
Marty Pressey 