9-14-20 Lord, Transform Me

Hi Friends,

     Let’s finish up that “conversation” I was having with the Lord that we started last week. Lesson one is to LET God adjust our attitudes so He can change us from the inside out into His Image. Today’s lesson is all about how Faith is the key to us allowing God to adjust our attitudes. If we trust Him, we will automatically submit and obey. Listen again to this fabulous verse:

“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Co 3:18 ESV

     Normally our conversations are more balanced, but this particular one, I had a lot to straighten out in my mind, to understand, so I talked more. God will do this when He is trying to show me I already know the right things…but now I have to lean on Him to actually live them out! Continue to read what I say to our Lord:

     God: “Talk to Me about the ‘vomiting’ thing.”

     Me: I feel like that’s what some people do to me, but sadly, they are not looking for solutions. They vomit their garbage all over me…or I suppose it is nicer to say they share all their problems with me….but I continue to try to fix those problems by leading them to You so You can do what only You can do, adjust them…but they don’t WANT to be fixed, do they?  I’m just fooling myself. They want You to snap to it and fix everything else around them. Then they will have peace and joy…but they won’t because they will take their poor/immature attitude with them so they’ll find problems wherever they go. So sad. It breaks my heart, can’t imagine what it does to Yours. They are Your children, Lord. 

     The problem is the person in the mirror, me. And if this is true, which it is, then everywhere I go, I bring the problem with me because…well, it’s me! Everywhere I go, there I am! But instead, if I humble myself, if I sit at Your feet and listen and APPLY, with Your help, what You say, then I become less and less of the problem, and so everywhere I go, I experience less and less problems. Makes perfect sense. I was never meant to fix the problems around me! Only with Your help can the problems within me be fixed. You heal us from the inside out. 

     Grow us up, Lord, grow us up. As I spoke to one Sister, I heard You say “just be present,” and so I tried to keep all the insights to myself and didn’t say anything. I was only wasting my energy anyway. So I listened and she seemed grateful. Guess that’s what she needed. Sad thing is tomorrow she will have the same problems unless she surrenders to You. Prayer. It is the ONLY REAL solution. When will Your people, including me, grasp this truth?!

     I’m looking for some way for what You do with me, for our relationship, to click with others. Please help me, Lord. 

     God: “Show them, Child. Speak about your apprehensions about your health tomorrow then show them HOW you are at such peace about it.”

     Me: I trust You. It sounds “too” simple for most, but that’s the key. Faith. I choose Faith, NOT fear. How do I teach this? It’s a decision others need to make. Like when we became born again. We had to decide that You are Truth, that what You have done is real and opens up Eternity for us. Use the Faith You gave us to make a decision. So simple. Now we have to continue to live this way. Decide to trust You with EVERY decision we make. But how can we trust You if we do not KNOW You? If I refuse to receive Your Love, Grace, Mercy, Forgiveness, etc, etc, then how CAN I know You? I have to interact with You to know You. But if I am pushing You away, refusing to receive what You freely want to give me, including the attitude adjustments, then am I interacting, working WITH You, or am I fighting against You? We must pray. We must connect with You in a real way. Then we must surrender to Your Will.

     Prayer is just talking with You. This seems “easy” for me to say because I “hear” You so clearly…how do I teach others to hear You too? It starts with Your Word. Fall in love with God’s written AND incarnate Word. Stop thinking BY yourself. Start talking to God, until we reach the goal of praying without ceasing. It’s a process, but if we never begin? We will stay where we are. If that makes you fulfilled, then have at it. I will never be 100% content until I pray without ceasing…which might just mean, this side of Heaven, I will never be fully fulfilled. And that is a good thing! By Your Grace, You give us plenty of times of contentment. But part of us should not be fully content. We should be continuing to grow into Your likeness. Transformation. That’s the whole point. So that we can be content no matter what is going on around us…because contentment comes from within us. Oh Lord, help others understand this “inside out” way to contentment…and help me too to teach this amazing Life to them. IN Christ. This is the only place where true Life is found. You are it’s source. You are it’s sustenance. You are it’s point. Life apart from You is not life. It is a poor facsimile. And I will not have anything to do with it anymore. Keep growing me up, Lord. Keep adjusting MY attitude, Lord. Keep transforming me to be more and more like You, beautiful and loving and gracious and forgiving and…even in the midst of us humans who do not deserve any of it. You amaze me! Help me love them, Lord. Amen.

     I in NO way am trying to offend anyone here, just sharing a powerful lesson for all of us. I coach/mentor many Sisters and it seems like everyone is in the same “valley” right now. So if you think you sound like those I was talking about, first forgive me, second LET God embrace you and grow you. He has such a good Life waiting for you, but you must receive it by trusting Him. Choose to place your Faith in Him alone. He will help you wherever you are, IF you simply pray. And this is a very powerful one: Lord, transform me! The more I sincerely pray it, the more amazing my life gets. Want that? Then won’t you join me?

     Until we meet again, keep lifting your eyes to God, He’s closer than you think.

<>< Peace, Diane