The key to life change is not the act of the will but the loves of the heart.
St. Augustine
So many people look to the new year as a time to have a clean slate and to achieve that goal they never did last year...then two months later they forget about those resolutions. Why? Our own wills are weak. I, admittedly, have fallen into this many times. If we ever want to do something that will last, then it must be done through a heart transformed by Christ. There's no other way. It takes commitment, patience, and surrender - each difficult on their own level.
This all leads to the life change that I want to see happen...
"....All of my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of noble character."
Ruth 3:11b (NIV)
I've been reading through Ruth the past few days. I could go on an on about the various words that come to mind when I think of this book (comforter, protector, loving, loyal, pursued)...but there's one that struck me this morning: noble. Ruth was known as a woman of noble character. How beautiful. I want to be known like that. Clearly this type of transformation cannot be done through my own will...it can only happen through the grace of God. I simply pray that I'm so smitten by the Lord that all can happen is my character reflecting more and more His love, beauty, and grace.
Happy New Year.
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