Not Self-Help, But Supernatural Help!
“Seek from the book of the Lord and read…” - Isaiah 34:16
From Right from the Heart Ministries
Ever notice how much self-help information there is in our society? There are books, radio programs, seminars and numerous talk shows that urge you to take a look at who you are and then change yourself by your determined will.
Have you tried all those methods and yet you're still discouraged by repeating the same old habits?
There are some things that self-help cannot help; things like disease, overcoming certain sins, and most of all, death.
But I have good news: God has a plan for us that goes beyond our abilities. It comes through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who supernaturally changes us where we can't change ourselves. As a bonus to that faith, He promises us victory over death, and eternal life. If you really want to help yourself, look beyond yourself to the only One who can save you and give you the ultimate victory. His name is Jesus Christ.
MY THOUGHTS
"Where we can't change ourselves"-isn't that always the issue? Sometimes we want to change, but we can't. The saddest part is when we don't want to change because we feel we don't have to. It's that old excuse that we should be accepted as we are-no matter how bad we have become.
It will be indeed a tragedy if we don't have a Higher, Supreme Being who can change all that for us. The best gift I have ever received is having God in my life. Changing myself is still a struggle. But when in the past, there was no effort, God has now implanted that desire to be a better person. I still cannot do it on my own. The 'fruit of the spirit' seems to be a long way off. But nothing is impossible with God. He had made a disciple out of a murderer. He's the only one who can 'mold me and hold me' and make me more and more Christlike.
