{"id":3581,"date":"2014-08-29T13:46:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T13:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3581"},"modified":"2014-08-29T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T13:46:21","slug":"what-a-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3581","title":{"rendered":"What a Makeover!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019ve been working on this office of mine for a while. It seems that each day I tweak it just a bit. Change a section of the room. Fix what I feel needs fixing. It seems like it\u2019s never ending and will never be finished.<\/p>\n

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\"???????????????????????????????\"<\/a>What I do like is what has happened through the transformation of this room. It\u2019s gone from a room that looked \u201ckitschy\u201d and outdated to an interesting, inviting room.<\/p>\n

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This transformation however was not easy. Hours of hard work have gone into this change. But on this side of the makeover, it\u2019s worth all the effort.<\/p>\n

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Change can some\"???????????????????????????????\"times be hard for us in life. And the change that God requires of us can be difficult from the start. But as we allow God\u2019s Spirit to lead and guide us, the change and transformation we undergo becomes less difficult.<\/p>\n

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The prophet Jeremiah was given a message to tell the people of Judah in Jeremiah 7. Part of this message was for them to change. Take a look at some of God\u2019s words.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReform your ways and your actions and I will let you live in this place.\u201d<\/em> (Jeremiah 7:3b \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your forefathers for ever and ever.\u201d<\/em> (Jeremiah 7:5-7 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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God was asking for Judah to be faithful to Him. To change from their old habits and lifestyle and return to Him. That\u2019s exactly what He asks of us.<\/p>\n

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At Saul\u2019s anointing in 1 Samuel 10, King Saul heard these words of the Lord through the prophet Samuel.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Spirit of the Lord will come upon you in power, and you will be prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.\u201d<\/em> (1 Samuel 10:6 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s exactly what happens to us when we accept Jesus as our Savior! We received God\u2019s Spirit and we become powerful through Him. And we are changed into a different person!<\/p>\n

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Our desires become God\u2019s desires. Our will becomes His will. We are transformed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord\u2019s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.\u201d<\/em> (2 Corinthians 3:18 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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As we allow His Spirit to lead us, we become more like Christ. Ever-increasing to reflect His glory. That is what change is all about.<\/p>\n

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But in order for this change to take place, we must allow God\u2019s Spirit to transform us. Take a look at Paul\u2019s words in Romans 12.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God\u2019s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God\u2014this is our spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God\u2019s will is\u2014his good, pleasing and perfect will.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 12:1-2 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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As we offer our lives to God, He is able to change us from what we once were\u2014sinners saved by grace\u2014into people who please God and are holy like Him. And it\u2019s through this change that we find His will.<\/p>\n

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The change in my beach room didn\u2019t happen overnight. It was an on-going process for a month or so. And to be honest, I really don\u2019t think I\u2019m quite done. It\u2019s the same with our spiritual lives. Change is an on-going process. The more we know about God and His character, the more we want to be just like Him.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve already accepted Jesus as your Savior, how are you doing on this transformation thing? I pray that you and others are noticing the change. That you are becoming more and more like your heavenly Father.<\/p>\n

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If you are looking for this change in your life, let me know. I\u2019d love to point you in the direction of this change. It\u2019s a great day for change. Why not take that first step?<\/p>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n

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Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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