Like a butterfly, we were once a crawling caterpillar unappreciated by many; then surrounded by cocoon of problems. But as we persist and do our best to move forward, our sweat and tears soften the cocoon and the hardshell that seemed to block us sheds off… then poof!
In this material world, everything flows and
nothing remains the same. As Heraclitus observed, change is the only permanent
thing in the world.
If we are to improve, then we have to move
upwards and onwards.
Nonetheless, as we act let us not confuse
movement from progress; for our state of action doesn’t always translate to
advancement and improvement.
We must know which change we have to accept as
it is and which we have to deliberately act upon on. We shouldn’t just be
purely passive accepting every change as it happens or purely active reacting
on every change.
When it comes to our personal changes, every transformational
change always comes with resistance. It is but normal.
Sometimes we become comfortable with our
conditions that we no longer want to take another step or change positions or
transfer locations. We settle to where we are. Sometimes we stagnate, or worse,
we tend to deteriorate.
We don’t notice we no longer learn new things
so our minds get rustic and we become left behind or narrow-minded. We feel too
safe in our seats until our sedentary lifestyle brings us to the hospital due
to illnesses we didn’t know we’re forming over time. We get stuck in our relationships
that hurt us, stagnate us, or rotten us thinking we would never be loved again.
Desire change! Be willing to be transformed!
At first we will naturally feel resistant to
change. We will become inconsistent with our desire to improve, or at least,
change status in life.
No matter what you feel, just press on!
Remember the reasons you had in mind why you
wanted to change, to improve. Revisit your feelings when you first acted upon the
change you want to happen. Feel your excitement and joy.
Do not limit and doubt yourself to do great
things.
Ask our faithful God to guide you every step
of the way.
The best change comes from God—turning your
good to better, and your better to best. He is faithfully transforming us from
glory to glory.
All we need to do is be willing to submit to
His wonderful ways of transforming our lives. For God desires nothing but our
best.
Rest on God’s unconditional love and limitless
grace. How?
I. Believe
in God’s Transforming Power.
-God’s
love changes us for the better, He wants us to be saved and to enjoy the gift
of life
-God’s
miracle, blessings, and healing are always available each day
II. Change
Your Perception of Yourself
-God
created us with inherent capabilities no matter where we came from or how we
look
-God has equipped us with necessary
tools to victoriously face our refining trials
-When
God calls, He equips.
III. Look
at God differently
-God
is faithful to His promises and generous to both evil and good, sinners and
saints (Matthew 5:45)
-God
is understanding and considerate, that He even allowed Himself to become human
for Him to experience the things that we experience as humans, even the harder and
most painful things, to relate to us and inspire us
-God
was tempted like us, but he managed the temptations well by remaining obedient
to God’s word and by holding firmly to His faith
IV. Desire
to be Healed Totally and Completely
-Allow
God to work in our lives through and through
-While
God is healing us at one area, don’t block Him to other areas so He may also transform
us there because He wants to bless us and make our joy complete
V. Be
Willing to Learn
-Seek
for wisdom, hunger for knowledge and share them with others
-Acquire
new information, modify existing ones, renew your ideas and incorporate with others'
-Have
the humility to be mentored… life is an open university that is pro-students
who are willing to be taught
-There
are a lot of things we don’t know that we don’t know
-Even
the greatest men in the world get help from others
-Leaning
is the result not the simply the process
of being taught of
Remember that God is giving us our situations
because He has a perfect and glorious plan for each of us. When God calls us to
change, let us be responsive and be confident that all things work for our
best.
Resist your resistance, not God’s transformation
of us.
God continuously pour forth His blessings to
us even as while we are asleep. If we think we don’t receive His gifts, or we
question why others are better than we are, it is because we unconsciously
resist God’s blessings.
Our laziness, our procrastination, our envy, our
crab-mentality… our attitude toward receiving God’s graces is the one
which hinders us from enjoying them.
1. Remove your umbrella of laziness,
procrastination, skepticism and catch God’s blessing with open arms.
2. Patch the holes in your lives so the
blessings you catch will not leak. Constantly train and desire to improve.
Focus! Be diligent . Be self-discipline. When things become part of your
system, they gradually become easy and automatic… they become you!
3. Share the things you receive and learn. What
you learn and receive triples when you share them with others because others
share what they have or their learnings to you too. And the good news is, even
if others don’t share what they have to you, God will bless you in other
amazing ways you deserve.
Like a butterfly, we were once a crawling
caterpillar unappreciated by many; then surrounded by cocoon of problems. But as we
persist and do our best to move forward, our sweat and tears soften the cocoon
and the hardshell that seemed to block us sheds off… then poof!
We become the most beautiful insect in the
field, flying high from one flower of opportunity to another. We have just been
transformed by the transforming love and grace of God, through our own desire
to improve and our constant action to press on.
Surprised as we are, after the refining fire
of difficulties, we are now the precious gem in the midst of the vast quagmire
of struggles giving hope to others—if the once feeble person has improved and
so can they!
