Unfortunately, the world seems to be making far too much impact on the people in the church, instead of the church making a strong impact on the community in which we live! As we were reminded a couple of weeks ago, we do not need more church programs to fix this problem. So, what is the solution for the church to make a bigger impact on the community?
Think about the challenges you and I face on a daily basis – and sometimes, it is more like “moment-to-moment” challenges! These challenges reveal something about us. They reveal we NEED the help of someone greater. We need the help of someone with greater powerful, greater knowledge, greater presence, and greater wisdom…we need Jesus.
The fact of the matter is this kind of godly character begins with our mental rehearsing that eventually translates into our daily choices. So, it is our godly rehearsing that forms godly desires that translates into godly choices that will form godly habits, and then eventually, godly character becomes a reality.
If we would be totally honest, the idea of transformation really scares us. That is because we know that such a radical change would be quite uncomfortable and very challenging. Genesis 32 tells us that Jacob’s life was transformed. His life took a powerful turn when he finally stopped running away, turned to God, and prayed! Do you know the power of transformational prayer?
