Title: God is pleased with your new change.
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God is pleased with your new transformation!
Have you ever experienced a change in your life? It is said that people come to visit. After 12 hours to 3 days of quitting smoking, "the chances of heart attack are reduced, breathing is better and coughing is reduced. After a year of quitting smoking, "the number of sperm in men increases, so sexual performance is always there, and all the components of the blood are and cells become normal. Quitting smoking for 5-10 years cuts the risk of dying from lung cancer by half that of a smoker. After 15 years of quitting smoking, the risk of developing lung cancer is equal to that of a person who has never smoked. If you change your habits, you will recover and live!
It is said that silkworms end their life after 60 days of transformation. They live from silkworm eggs (15 days), larvae (25 days), pupa (15 days after spinning 1500m of thread), and moths (5 days) (after spawning about 500 eggs) and end their life.
Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” 1 Corinthians 15:52 “When the trumpet sounds, the dead do not decay. We will live again and we will change."
Professor Thomas Holmes of the University of Washington investigated when it makes a difference in people's minds and lives. The biggest change came when my spouse died. In this case, 100 was scored and all other cases were scored. Divorce cases were 73, pregnancy was 40, and houses moved or remodeled were 25. It was said that there were 12 Christmases. Christmas is just the end of the year, so it is a season that can bring about a change of heart. In today's text, Genesis 32:20-29, we can see the turning point of Jacob's life.
Jacob leaves his uncle Laban's house for 20 years and returns to his hometown. When I tried to meet my brother Esau, I became afraid of my brother Esau. Genesis 32:13 “Jacob was awake there, and he took a gift for his brother Esau from among his possessions.” <550 animals> We can see that Jacob could not rely on God alone in this time of fear. Also,
First, people change when they stand alone. God captures the moment when Jacob is alone. 32:22-24 “Jacob was left alone,” the man said. God makes time for Jacob to be alone in order to change him.
Second, people change when they realize their limitations. God thoroughly recognizes Jacob's own limitations. In verse 25, it says, “When he saw that he could not overcome Jacob, he struck Jacob’s thigh joint, and Jacob’s thigh joint dislocated when he wrestled with him.” Life, unaware of life’s failures, is the hip joint. ), that is, it is broken. You experience complete failure. People change when they realize their limitations.
Third, people begin to change when they put their trust in God. Verse 26, "He said, "The day is dawning, let me go." Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." God made Jacob trust in God. makes you do When we depend only on God, people change. May you become a mature faith through change!