I believe true
transformation open us to the blessings in store for us.
All around us, there
are more blessings and favors beyond what we can imagine or comprehend. God has
in His mercies blessed us, but unless we completely transform ourselves, we may
never experience God's blessing.
We are called upon not
to conform any longer to the patterns of this world but to be transformed by
the renewing of our minds so that we can test and approve the will of God for
our lives. His good and perfect will. This is a call to personal
transformation. It doesn’t mean that you have to be all perfect. What it all means
that we are all “work in progress”. You ought to embrace that and intentionally
engage in this personal transformation journey for you to experience the
fullness of God’s Will.
A commitment to
transformation opens our eyes, hearts, minds, and selves to the will of God
around us. The famous story of Jacob being transformed is a perfect example of
how transformation is critical for us to experience God's blessing. Jacob had
to acknowledge who he was and then welcome, and commit to a journey of transformation;
then he was able to experience God's blessings in his life.
We are all in different
paths, and we need all kinds of transformations. Some of us are caught in up
all manner of struggles, perceptions, attitudes, disobedience, etc. We are in situations
that have in ways more than one stood on the way of us experiencing something
better. Be it sin, our view of life, personal struggles, the paths we have
committed to, our way of life, etc. We are prisoners of our own redemption. You
need to ask yourself, are you where you would like to be? Are you happy with
your life? Do you feel like you are living a full life? If your response to the
above is No or maybe, then, what is it that makes it not a clear YES. Could it
be a situation that all you need is to acknowledge, then commit to transforming
from it!
How well do you know
yourself? How well do you understand your tendencies that could be standing on
your way? What's your pattern of transformation? Do you know what it would mean
for you to transform your situation? Can you do a tendency inventory and seek
to understand yourself? It’s in understanding your tendencies that you are able
to know how these tendencies might be working for or against you. Understanding
the impact of your tendency could be all you need to liberate yourself and
experience the blessing of a new reality. This calls for intentionality.
I have a tendency of
avoiding conflicts. Instead of addressing issues, I’d rather wish them away.
This has led to some of my relationships that maybe could have facilitated
growth in my life and those around me, being very accidental, not intentional.
Some people have also misunderstood me, and this has, in turn, brought conflict
and more conflict. This can be an unending circle of conflict. The more I avoid
conflict, the more I’m finding myself in conflicting situations. My current
journey of transformation is how do I handle conflict. How do I address conflict
with someone in a very productive way because as we all know, a conflict could
be very productive if handled well! I need to stop running away from conflicts.
Well, most of us are
very accidental, and we just wait for things to happen then we blame everything
for our lives. We wish we could have a different reality, but here we are. We
dream of a better reality, but we are not intentional enough to work on it. Maybe
all the transformation you need is to be a little bit more intentional in your
life. Gain the courage to do the uncomfortable. It's about courage over
comfort.
If this resonates with
you, seek to be transformed. Look for a small community of friends who you can
learn to do this together with.Being accountable to a few and practicing with a few. It’s about
building a community of friends to share each other’s journey of transformation
and blessings. You have to be deeply
committed to each other and desire to see each other grow in this journey. You
have to create support, encouragement and accountability platform for each
other. The community has to be as small as possible so that there is active
engagement by all involved.
Find a community
around you and see if these conversations make sense to you.
By Gabriel Achayo
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