The Courage to Transform was birth from my own personal experience. It was my personal experience, that brought me closer to God. But it was not until I had a true relationship with God that I understood, who I am with Christ. It was by reading His word, studying and meditating on the scriptures, did I learn to move from having the courage to trust Him and not my limited human abilities.
I thought I had to do it all, because who else would do it. But it's through my relationship with God, I learned to trust Him in all things. Through trusting Him, I learned to go further, faster in less time, effort, knowledge, and resources. I allowed Him to pave the way. The Bible say "So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, For I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you," declares the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel in Isaiah 41:10,14.
Trusting the Lord God, with all your heart and might will require spending some time with God. And leaning not to your own understanding, will require building up your relationship with Him.
The Holy Spirit is inside of us to guide us.
When I was a little girl and wanted to know more about the Bible. I would ask my mother and she would answer but say that I needed to know God and His Word for myself. Little did I know, how those words would resonate years later.
Just as the butterfly starts it's life, slowly crawling along as a caterpillar, then a chrysalis and eventually a magnificent mature adult flying instrument, we to, as creatures of God become transformed. As we desire and seek to know more, we start off crawling, then eventually walking and then running in our spiritual life with Christ. It is through His word, we learn about His character and desires for us to be more like Him. We then, are transformed into beautiful mature spiritual being in Christ.
In Romans 12:2 it says, "And be not conformed to the world; But be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God".
This 31-Day Devotional is intended to help transform your life. We can only grow into full maturity with Christ by knowing who we are in Christ Jesus. We are children of God and God wants us to act and think like children of God. Hold onto His word and live knowing that it is for us today.
Transformation starts with a relationship with God. As you spend time reading and meditating through the scriptures, the next 31 days, listen to what God is saying to you and then - write it down! Allow the scripture to transform you!
