The Power to Change

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8 ESV

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV

Growth and change are challenging, but exactly what God gives us the power to do.

Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 7:24-25 NLT 

We have that and then some! Look up! - Ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. Romans 1:20 NLT

You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you! Jeremiah 32:17 NLT

Will power is limited, God’s power is not. 

When it comes to growth and change, connection to the power source is the most crucial factor!

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 ESV

How to plug in!? - Submit! - - Give yourself completely to God.

Do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:5-7 ESV

Submit - Resist - Overcome - Repeat!

Life is about learning to give everything to God one thing at a time!

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 ESV

Surrender isn’t giving up on yourself, but giving yourself and your every attitude, decision, and destiny to God!  

My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine. Matthew 26:39 NLT 

The power to grow and change is a power we access when we give ourselves completely to God.