Pastor and author A. W. Tozer wrote, "Human nature is not fixed, and for this we should thank God day and night! We are still capable of change. We can become something other than what we are."
The priority of our lives should be to let God change us. But what should be our attitude toward believers who have shown little or no change over the years? Too often we develop a critical spirit, which only reinforces their problems and may hinder God's work in changing them. Here are three such accusing attitudes:
"They never do anything right." (No one does everything wrong!)
"They've always been the way they are." (Maybe, but God is powerful and able to change them.)
"They'll never change." (We can't know that. We can only trust God, who knows their hearts.)
Sometimes we even have these attitudes about ourselves: "I can't do anything right. I've always been this way. I'll never change."
We may not be able to change the attitudes and actions of others, but with God's help we can take charge of our own—if we're willing. We can choose to "walk as children of light" (Eph. 5:8). — Joanie Yoder
It is our Father's will,
And precious in His sight,
That Christians learn to walk
In wisdom, love, and light. —Hess
A changed heart will result in a changed life.