Do we really want to change?

Do we really want to change? When we reach the point where we realize that our own efforts are getting us nowhere, we accept the conclusion that we can’t change ourselves. The next question to ask is, “Do we really want our lives to be different?” God usually does very little in our lives until we get honest with Him. He knows if we’re asking Him for deliverance when we really don’t want it. Often, we have an investment in our problems. We’ve spent years becoming comfortably adjusted to our situation. Keeping our sin has its benefits: we get a certain amount of sympathy, it allows us to escape responsibilities and provides a form of excitement. Often we’d rather rearrange out thinking to accommodate our sin than tackle a seemingly impossible problem. If change isn’t happening in out lives, we may need to admit that we don’t really want it.

Quote by Steve Gallagher