A Change with the Spirit

The Bible says when you accept Jesus into your heart, you begin to change.   For some people it's immediate. In the case of a personal friend, he was addicted to drugs and was doing them daily. THE DAY AFTER he gave his life to Jesus, he experienced a day ,and all days after, with no longing or need for an artificial high.  The Spirit had replaced the desire for drugs, with God. He shared this story with me after I let him know I'd come to faith and I'd known him before and after. He WAS a changed man.

I have been more of an ongoing project.  It takes time when pieces of me are  finding their way home at different speeds, in larger and smaller pieces.  I AM searching for my wholeness, however, and with God I'm making progress.

What HAS changed is that forgiveness comes faster.  I look at people with an expectation of GOOD.  Compassion is new. The desire to serve others has been a WONDERFUL blessing.  I no longer think "anything goes as long as it makes me happy." I have a relationship with God. The list is growing.

The change that comes from receiving the Spirit is REAL.  The evidence is prevailing joy. Whatever the circumstance, you can't shake it, even when it SHOULD be impossible.  If you want that, let yourself say yes, and we'll pray about it. Just let me know.

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